Utah/Wyoming border toward Flaming Gorge
 

I-80 is the normal way to get from Salt Lake to Evanston and Flaming Gorge so naturally I wanted to find another way. I noticed there was a road that went along the southwestern corner of Wyoming that was just a hop and a skip from the freeway. Figured it was a good place to visit. Turns out there's a monument there.

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We took a small Jeep trail the rest of the way. Major puddles of melting snowpack. Streams swelled, deep mud everywhere... But its so damn pretty.

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About seven miles into it we ran into a fallen tree blocking the trail. Heavy winds and soggy ground was the probable cause. Turn around? No way.

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Used the winch, moved the damn thing out of the path.

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Pulled it just enough to pass to the right.

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Would you believe I had to do this a second time just a mile down the trail? Wife was pretty pissed, didn't take pics that time.

Saw a heard of elk, drove through a stream up to the bottom of the Jeep's doors. Had one angry wife because what should have taken 3 hours took 6. But it was worth it and I would not have taken another path. Sometimes the journey is better than the destination.

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We finally made it to camp. The KOA at Manila Utah, near the Flaming Gorge reservoir. Very muddy Jeep.

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Like usual, the Utah weather was unpredictable... Hail. Lots of damn hail.

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Very nice, well other than the hail.

where did you start at? im sure there is a way from Mirror Lake HWY headed east toward China Meadows etc. I would love to take some scenic routes in the area.

We started at Coalville and took a small road up toward the corner of Wyoming.