FARGO
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This is my first trip report.
A little background, I grew up on the east coast. All through middle school and high school I was heavily involved in the scouting programs and I loved camping and exploring the outdoors. When I moved to Utah my first impression was, "this is a desert!". But then I was playing around on google maps one day and found this.
I picked up a few books, maps and read through a ton of Nick Wooleys trip reports. After spending all of last winter looking for the perfect trip, I decided on Kermsuh Lake.
Boy was I happy about my choice, it was a short drive from Downtown SL to the Christmas Meadows trail head. It is very easy to find just about 400 yards from the ranger station heading south from Evanston, WY.
Most of the trail is pretty rocky, there are several stream crossings so plenty of fresh water is to be found. I heard about this little tool called a steripen, takes 90 seconds to purify 1L of water, its extremely light weight. No more big camelbaks or boiling water. All I brought was this little tool and a small water bottle. Cut down on a lot of weight.
There were quite a few trees down over the trail, however I thought this made it a little more adventurous.
If you want to learn more about the trail itself see Nicks trip report, he does a fantastic job describing the trail. Its very steep and rocky but its not very long and you could easily go in and out on a day trip if you wanted but I would recommend at least 3 days and 2 nights.
All and all it was a great trip, I don't really know what else to say. If you have any questions feel free to comment.
A little background, I grew up on the east coast. All through middle school and high school I was heavily involved in the scouting programs and I loved camping and exploring the outdoors. When I moved to Utah my first impression was, "this is a desert!". But then I was playing around on google maps one day and found this.
I picked up a few books, maps and read through a ton of Nick Wooleys trip reports. After spending all of last winter looking for the perfect trip, I decided on Kermsuh Lake.
Boy was I happy about my choice, it was a short drive from Downtown SL to the Christmas Meadows trail head. It is very easy to find just about 400 yards from the ranger station heading south from Evanston, WY.
Most of the trail is pretty rocky, there are several stream crossings so plenty of fresh water is to be found. I heard about this little tool called a steripen, takes 90 seconds to purify 1L of water, its extremely light weight. No more big camelbaks or boiling water. All I brought was this little tool and a small water bottle. Cut down on a lot of weight.
There were quite a few trees down over the trail, however I thought this made it a little more adventurous.
If you want to learn more about the trail itself see Nicks trip report, he does a fantastic job describing the trail. Its very steep and rocky but its not very long and you could easily go in and out on a day trip if you wanted but I would recommend at least 3 days and 2 nights.
All and all it was a great trip, I don't really know what else to say. If you have any questions feel free to comment.
