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It was time for my annual trip to the Uintas this past weekend, and this year we stayed at the Ledgefork Campground for two nights. On Saturday, Sheila and I managed a six mile out-and-back hike up Smith and Morehouse Creek. No "Wow" moments on this hike as I had to get back by 3:00 pm to cook up some Santa Fe Soup for the group, so reaching the lakes further up the trail was not doable with my moseying style. 
On this hike, the musk thistle was the star, or at least the bumblebees thought so. Most of the wildflowers are waning by now, but the musk was gorgeous.
Here are some shots of our hike and time at Ledgefork:
Setting up our tent
Notice the Dutch Oven carrier in the back.
Ready for a good hike
Sign at the trailhead
I did not know there were salmon here
Look back down the drainage
There were a few good stands of showy goldeneye left
Musk thistle and bumblebees
A few fall colors are starting to sneak in
We ate raspberries, thimbleberries and currants along the way
Some snow berries
And rose hips
Trail crew please.
A musk thistle that has gone to seed.
Pearly everlasting
?
Asters on the downhill slide
I got an inflight bald-faced hornet in this one.
More bumblebees and musk thistle
Monkshood
Chipmunk
Hiking though an old burned area
Thimbleberries
Sheila on the trail
View from the trail
Tributary of Smith and Morehouse Creek. We stopped here for lunch.
Monkey-flowers
Lunch. This attracted a lot of yellow jackets and bald-faced hornets
Butterfly
Heading back to camp. It warmed up to a toasty 84 degrees on our way back down the trail.
Oregon grape
How's that right knee old timer?
That drainage leads to Jean Lake and Hells Kitchen
Another butterfly
Smith and Morehouse Creek
Looking for an old trail
Couldn't resist another musk thistle shot.
Smith and Morehouse Creek
Time to heat up the Dutch oven.
Adding ingredients to the Santa Fe Soup
Everything added and now needs to simmer for 2 hours
Giving it a good stir occasionally
Waiting for the soup to be ready, I ran into this guy near our campsite
The final product and a Cold Smoke thanks to @TractorDoc
After dinner, Sheila and I took a walk down a trail to Smith and Morehouse Reservoir
Western coneflower
A showy goldeneye, missing some petals
Creeping thistle
A northern flicker
Currants
Fall colors
Chipmunk
Smith and Morehouse Reservoir
Baneberry
Elderberries
And back to the group site for roasted marsh mellows.
The End.
On this hike, the musk thistle was the star, or at least the bumblebees thought so. Most of the wildflowers are waning by now, but the musk was gorgeous.
Here are some shots of our hike and time at Ledgefork:
Setting up our tent
Notice the Dutch Oven carrier in the back.
Ready for a good hike
Sign at the trailhead
I did not know there were salmon here
Look back down the drainage
There were a few good stands of showy goldeneye left
Musk thistle and bumblebees
A few fall colors are starting to sneak in
We ate raspberries, thimbleberries and currants along the way
Some snow berries
And rose hips
Trail crew please.
A musk thistle that has gone to seed.
Pearly everlasting
?
Asters on the downhill slide
I got an inflight bald-faced hornet in this one.
More bumblebees and musk thistle
Monkshood
Chipmunk
Hiking though an old burned area
Thimbleberries
Sheila on the trail
View from the trail
Tributary of Smith and Morehouse Creek. We stopped here for lunch.
Monkey-flowers
Lunch. This attracted a lot of yellow jackets and bald-faced hornets
Butterfly
Heading back to camp. It warmed up to a toasty 84 degrees on our way back down the trail.
Oregon grape
How's that right knee old timer?
That drainage leads to Jean Lake and Hells Kitchen
Another butterfly
Smith and Morehouse Creek
Looking for an old trail
Couldn't resist another musk thistle shot.
Smith and Morehouse Creek
Time to heat up the Dutch oven.
Adding ingredients to the Santa Fe Soup
Everything added and now needs to simmer for 2 hours
Giving it a good stir occasionally
Waiting for the soup to be ready, I ran into this guy near our campsite
The final product and a Cold Smoke thanks to @TractorDoc
After dinner, Sheila and I took a walk down a trail to Smith and Morehouse Reservoir
Western coneflower
A showy goldeneye, missing some petals
Creeping thistle
A northern flicker
Currants
Fall colors
Chipmunk
Smith and Morehouse Reservoir
Baneberry
Elderberries
And back to the group site for roasted marsh mellows.
The End.
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