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Immediately after leaving Breckenridge my first stop was at Dumont Lake Campground. It was 20mi outside of Steamboat Springs, and known for being right along the Continental Divide Trail (CDT) and having great birding. I spent two nights camping there, and on my full day I went for a trail run.
After Dumont Lake, I headed west to Dinosaur National Monument, which is right on the border of northern Colorado and Utah. I camped at Echo Park Campground, which was the most epic place I've ever camped! It was inside a canyon, at the confluence of the Green and Yampa Rivers. Right next to my campsite was a 600 foot cliff with ancient petroglyphs engraved about 120 feet off the ground.
I had planned to visit Flaming Gorge in Utah following my time in Dinosaur National Monument. And I did visit- I did some some scenic driving, and went to check out the Red Canyon. While at the Red Canyon, very near to my campsite for the night, I thought to myself "I wonder how cold it gets here at night". So I checked the weather only to learn that a big snowstorm was expected for the area. They were predicting 6-12 inches for any place over 8,000 feet, and I was planning to camp at 8,000 feet. For the second time on this road trip, I had to bail to a hotel. The weather the next day was brutal, I was so happy to have a safe place to be indoors.
I spent a day in the hotel then once the roads were clear I hit the highway to head to Salt Lake City. Currently, I am in SLC staying with friends. There is sweet climbing and hiking surrounding the city, and I'm enjoying this part of the trip after a mildly stressful and lonely trip here. That's all for now! Friendly reminder to subscribe to this blog if you want email updates when I publish a new post. Check out the Polarsteps map below... this trip is really progressing!
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