Ryder Lake, July 2007

Ryder & McPheters LakesJuly 5th thru 7th, 2007 - High Uintas Wilderness

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• trip date: 7/5 thru 7/7/07
• distance: 21 Miles
• starting point: Christmas Meadows Trailhead(Map)
• destination: Middle Basin - Ryder & McPheter's Lakes (Map)
• peak elevation: 11,098' just above McPheter's Lake at the top of Middle Basin
• the group: Nick, Audra, Nikita and Robyn

We had originally planned a long 30+ mile 5-day trip but about a week before we found out Taylor couldn't come and we thought it would just be Audra and I. Then the day before we left Taylor informed us that he had invited Robyn and she had taken the time off work. Robyn was Taylor's roommate for the winter and I skied with her once but otherwise did not know her. Robyn was great to hike with. She spent a lot of time guiding youth trips in the desert so she was good and ready for the Uintas. This was her first trip to the area. As for me this goes down as one of my all-time favorite areas in the Uintas. The only comparable area would have to be Rock Creek that I visited on a solo trip back in 2005.

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