Posted by Mark Hudon on September 2, 2007 at 11:31 AM
I just got back from a seven day backpacking trip in the Uintas of Northern Utah. It was great, we hiked 60 miles, saw moose, mtn. goats, elk and deer and no other human for five of the days.
We were camping at Reader Lake when this moose walked over and started feeding on the edge. He eventually waded in to above his belly and would submerge his head for almost a minute while feeding on the bottom of the lake. We watched him for about twenty minutes.
Posted by Eric Hahl on September 2, 2007 at 12:10 PM
Cool Mark, I wondered where you were lately.
Posted by Mark Hudon on September 2, 2007 at 12:40 PM
Yeah, it was great.
Here we are in Painter Basin. The mountain right behind me is Kings Peak, the highest point in Utah at 13 thousand plus feet. By the time we got there it was cloudy, raining, thundering and lightning.
Posted by Hans Hibbard on September 2, 2007 at 6:11 PM
Looks like a lot of fun Mark. Amazing how fast the weather can turn up in the mountains.
Posted by Mark Windom on September 2, 2007 at 6:15 PM
The "no other human for 5 days" part sounds like the highlight of the trip. Look forward to seeing what you brought back.
Posted by John Lehmkuhl on September 3, 2007 at 12:07 AM
Sweet moment captured !! Congrats on a nice get away. I'd rotate this a tad CCW to level it. Everything else is sweet...... looking forward to more!
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6 repliesWe were camping at Reader Lake when this moose walked over and started feeding on the edge. He eventually waded in to above his belly and would submerge his head for almost a minute while feeding on the bottom of the lake. We watched him for about twenty minutes.
D80, auto mode, f/5.6 @ 1/20 sec, 18-200mm lens @ 200, tripod.
Here we are in Painter Basin. The mountain right behind me is Kings Peak, the highest point in Utah at 13 thousand plus feet. By the time we got there it was cloudy, raining, thundering and lightning.