Hyrum's Hiking

Kings Peak Photo Gallery

August 27, 2004

The China Meadows trailhead.
The China Meadows trailhead.
Breaking Camp 1.
Breaking Camp 1.




One of the many small mountain streams we crossed.
One of the many small mountain stream...
We were coming up over the back of Flat Top Mountain, and got this glimpse of Mount Powell."
We were coming up over the back of Fl...
Looking south into Henry's Fork Basin. Kings Peak is the triangular point above the notch in the center, with Gunsight Pass on the left.
Looking south into Henry's Fork Basin...
Looking southeast into Henry's Fork Basin.
Looking southeast into Henry's Fork B...
Another view of Henry's Fork Basin.
Another view of Henry's Fork Basin.
The main ridge of the Uintas, from Henry's Fork Basin.
The main ridge of the Uintas, from He...
Kings Peak on the right, with Gunsight Pass on the left.
Kings Peak on the right, with Gunsigh...
Me, next to a big rock.
Me, next to a big rock.
An unnamed peak over Grass Lake. The whole basin is littered with small, shallow, alpine lakes.
An unnamed peak over Grass Lake. The...
The foreboding weather Thursday morning. The snow had fallen the night before.
The foreboding weather Thursday morni...
More stormy weather on the way to Kings Peak.
More stormy weather on the way to Kin...
The hole that got nibbled in Chris's bag.
The hole that got nibbled in Chris's ...
The only moose we saw the whole trip.
The only moose we saw the whole trip.
A morning moose in Henry's Fork Lake.
A morning moose in Henry's Fork Lake.
Camp 2.
Camp 2.
Looking north into Henry's Fork Basin.
Looking north into Henry's Fork Basin.
Looking back at Henry's Fork Basin from Gunsight Pass. There is snow falling on the far end of the Basin.
Looking back at Henry's Fork Basin fr...
Looking toward Mount Powell on the way up to Gunsight Pass.
Looking toward Mount Powell on the wa...
Chris at our highest point on Thursday. We tried setting up the tent, but the ~40 mph winds kept blowing it over. We retreated farther down into the valley to camp that night.
Chris at our highest point on Thursda...
Waiting for clearer weather in the tent at Camp 3.
Waiting for clearer weather in the te...
Our view from Camp 3.
Our view from Camp 3.
"Kitchen Rock" at Camp 3.
"Kitchen Rock" at Camp 3.
Gunsight Pass from Camp 3 in Painter Basin.
Gunsight Pass from Camp 3 in Painter ...

Me getting ready for a cold night at 11,000 ft.
Me getting ready for a cold night at ...
Sunrise at Camp 3. The head waters of the Uinta River are in the clearing past our camp.
Sunrise at Camp 3. The head waters o...
A couple of sheep dogs inspecting our kitchen pit.
A couple of sheep dogs inspecting our...
Looking back into Painter Basin while heading up to Anderson Pass.
Looking back into Painter Basin while...
Looking south toward South Kings Peak from the trail up to Anderson Pass.
Looking south toward South Kings Peak...
Kings Peak. (Thankfully, the sky had cleared by this point.)
Kings Peak. (Thankfully, the sky had...
Looking south into Painter Basin from below Anderson Pass.
Looking south into Painter Basin from...
Looking southeast into Painter Basin from below Anderson Pass.
Looking southeast into Painter Basin ...
Yellowstone Basin from Anderson Pass.
Yellowstone Basin from Anderson Pass.
Looking south along the Kings Peak Ridge towards Kings. The summit route involves simply scambling up the ridge.
Looking south along the Kings Peak Ri...
Kings Peak Panorama #1.
Kings Peak Panorama #1.
Kings Peak Panorama #2.
Kings Peak Panorama #2.
Kings Peak Panorama #3.
Kings Peak Panorama #3.
Kings Peak Panorama #4.
Kings Peak Panorama #4.
Kings Peak Panorama #5.
Kings Peak Panorama #5.
Kings Peak Panorama #6.
Kings Peak Panorama #6.
Kings Peak Panorama #7.
Kings Peak Panorama #7.
Kings Peak Panorama #8.
Kings Peak Panorama #8.
Kings Peak Panorama #9.
Kings Peak Panorama #9.
Me at the top of Utah! I was pretty worn out by this point. Yellowstone Basin is in the background.
Me at the top of Utah! I was pretty ...
Chris at the summit of Kings Peak. Painter Basin in the background.
Chris at the summit of Kings Peak. P...

Kings Peak from the base of the trail to Anderson Pass.
Kings Peak from the base of the trail...
Yellowstone Basin.
Yellowstone Basin.
Anderson Pass from Yellowstone Basin.
Anderson Pass from Yellowstone Basin.
A deeper look into Yellowstone Basin.
A deeper look into Yellowstone Basin.
Anderson Pass from a couple miles away in Yellowstone Basin.
Anderson Pass from a couple miles awa...

Mount Powell from Camp 4.
Mount Powell from Camp 4.
Sunset on Red Castle.
Sunset on Red Castle.
Red Castle and the surrounding area from Camp 4.
Red Castle and the surrounding area f...
Chris working on our "kitchen hole" at Camp 4.
Chris working on our "kitchen hole" a...
Camp 4.
Camp 4.


Sunset on the backside of Mount Powell.
Sunset on the backside of Mount Powell.
Sunrise on Red Castle.
Sunrise on Red Castle.
Chris and I back at China Meadows Trailhead, after 43 miles.
Chris and I back at China Meadows Tra...
A view of the forested mountains from the trailhead.
A view of the forested mountains from...
Mountain Man Wright, after 5 days in the wilderness.
Mountain Man Wright, after 5 days in ...