Murdock Basin

Yesterday, DJ and I, along with our friend Woody, headed to Mirror Lake Hwy. in the Uintahs. Our destination was Murdock Basin. It is one of Woody's favorite areas and he wanted to show us some different spots.

 What a beautiful area! We were between 9100ft. and 10,000 ft elevation all day. 

The air was so clean and fresh. The views were amazing!!

We picked Woody up at 6am and got home at 9pm. It was a long day but worth every bumpy bit of it. We put 21 miles on the ATV's and dealt with rocky roads all day long. The majority of them looked like dried up river beds.

DJ and I in the parking area before we hit the roads.

Murdock Basin Falls ~ We headed down to the Duchesne River first and Woody showed us this beautiful waterfall in that area.

Me

Woody and DJ

This is usually very full of water.

Murdock Basin Falls is in that shadow.

Woody was trying to call elk down. He has lived in Northern Utah most of his life. If you want to know a good hunting spot or find a good fishing hole he can tell you.

This is usually full too.

Reflection of trees in the water.

 

The beginning of the Duchesne Tunnel. It is 6 miles long and carries water from the Duchesne River to the Provo River.

I'm fascinated with simple, white buildings out in nature and Utah has a few of them.

I'm not sure what this building is or was used for. The outhouse across the road needs a little TLC.

We parked close to the Duchesne River for a little while so the guys could fly fish.

Pretty Butterfly

Woody said the water usually covers most of those rocks.

This is climbing back up from the Duchesne River to the main road.

This is my new favorite place in Utah! Marshall Lake. I fell in love! I told DJ "Let's build a cabin and not go back home!" He agreed but somehow we ended up going home at the end of the day :)

No matter which way you looked it was all so breathtakingly beautiful.

I could sit and look at this view all day :)

Massive Rock

Nope, it hasn't got old yet. Love the reflection of the clouds in the water.

 

DJ trying one more time to get a bite on his line. No such luck.

 

The road leading out of Marshall Lake. This one had a lot of packed dirt with the rock. Most of the roads were all rock. What a wonderful day spent with two great guys!