Twig Adventures

Category: Uinta Highline Trail

2024 Summer/Fall Summary & Stats, Year In Review

14ers, Benton MacKaye Trail, Continental Divide Trail, Foothills Trail, Grand Canyon Rafting Trip, Great Divide Trail, Short Hikes, Teton Crest Trail, Uinta Highline Trail, Wind River High Route

2024 was quite a whirlwind for me, especially in terms of terrain, locations, and variety. I guess I could call it a Hiking Sandwich, with paddling trips serving as the bread. In short, I rafted the Grand Canyon, thru-hiked 2 shorter trails (BMT/Foothills Trail) on the east coast, went to AT Trail Days, hiked half of the Great Divide Trail in Canada, was forced off the trail by wildfires, then went on a wild and unplanned hiking spree in the Tetons, Gros Ventre, Winds, Sawtooths, and Uintas. In September, I hiked 16 14ers in Colorado, bringing my total over 40. I wrapped up the year revisiting some of the special places along the Hayduke in Utah and Arizona, followed by[…]

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Uinta Highline Trail

Great Divide Trail, Short Hikes, Uinta Highline Trail

Uinta Highline Trail, Leidy Peak to Hayden Pass, Aug 25th-29th. 80 miles. This was the 5th mountain range and 3rd state in my impromptu short hike summer tour (Tetons, Gros Ventre, Wind River Range, Sawtooths, Uintas). I actually planned this hike for my 2023 season finale, but ended up going back to the Grand Canyon to finish the Hayduke instead. So I was really excited for the chance to finally do this hike, as it had been on my list for quite some time. The logistics in getting to the start fell into place perfectly. I utilized the very awesome and affordable Salt Lake Express shuttle to get from Logan to Vernal. Both shuttle segments were on time and had[…]

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