There are so many neat and interesting places to explore in the Tushar mountains outside of Beaver, Utah. Today's hike will mark our seventh adventure, this summer, into the Tushars. Our plan was to hike, with Dan & Lorene, the Hy Hunt Creek trail down to Britts Meadow which is just east of Three Creeks Reservoir. We placed a vehicle at each end so we could car shuttle and not have to retrace our four-mile route. This allowed for a leisurely trek and plenty of time to fish, enjoy the scenery and explore the remains of the Delano Ranger Station in Britts Meadow. For more information on this trail (#228) click
here to access Jesse McMullin's article from "Into the Tushars".
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The Hy Hunt Trail begins at Big Flat . . .
The trailhead is just across the road from the turnoff to the Skyline trailhead
(Follow the rock cairns across the Flat to the forest edge) |
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We left Big Flat and descended down a drainage into the forest . . .
it wasn't long before the water began to flow into Hy Hunt Creek |
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This colorful Longleaf Arnica really stood out among this downed tree
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Kent couldn't wait to cast his line into this nice pool . . .
he could see a good sized trout feeding . . . but couldn't get a bite |
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This Fireweed is showing all stages of life
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Oh Chipper . . . will he ever learn!
(No wonder Kent couldn't get a bite!) |
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Eastern Comma Butterfly
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All along the trail we saw evidence of the old phone line that ran
from the Delano Ranger Station (in Britts Meadow) to the Big Flat Ranger Station
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We crossed over Hy Hunt creek several times
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The trail passed through pine, fir, spruce and aspens
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Kent is filling his water bottle from a cold flowing spring
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Now he's putting our new Sawyer Mini Filter to the test . . .
If you see another post from us you'll know the filter worked! |
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We want to be prepared for "just in case" . . .
we don't plan to use it on every hike
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We took a nice break here . . .
it was soothing listening to water trickle, from a spring, out of the hillside
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Kent found several nice pools along the trail . . .
Here he is fishing Lake Stream which Hy Hunt Creek flows into . . .
I have a feeling we will return sooner than later, just to fish!
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It looks like Chipper is eyeing Kent's brook trout!
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Yep, Chipper enjoyed the fishing . . . a little, too much!
(The trout was happy to get away from both of them) |
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Next time Chipper just might be staying home!
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This old cold-storage dugout room at Britts Meadow was really well built
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Lorene was admiring the old front door . . .
it looks as if Chipper was getting a lesson on "this old door!" |
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If only this old fence post at Britts Meadow could talk . . .
years ago the Delano Ranger Station called this home . . .
we could see many interesting remnants of it's past in the area
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