We trailered our 4wheeler about 20 miles southeast of where we are staying. We wanted to check out a mountain lake that we had heard about. We unloaded the 4wheeler on the side of the road where the pavement ends. We then proceeded up the mountain road. It is a county road but there are warnings about avalanches occurring along the route during winter. The road was fairly washboardy and is full of switchbacks going up so we were happy to be using the 4wheeler and not our truck. When we got to the top I took a picture of how high we had come. We started from down at the bottom where you can see the small patch of bright green grass.
We got to the lake and it was a little disappointing with the water low. I'm sure its beautiful when the water is higher and there is still some snow on the mountain tops surrounding it. There are 500 acres for sale at the lake with water rights which is very important in this part of the country. We didn't bother to check out the price but the good thing is if you come up the mountain from the city of Beaver side the road is paved. We went back down the mountain the same way we came up toward the town of Junction. It was a nice ride but a little scary when a logging truck loaded with logs came barreling up behind us. We scooted out of his way and prayed we didn't meet another one on one of the switchbacks. Luckily, we didn't have any more scares. Every ride seems to have some little adventure to it.
We are leaving this week and heading to Mesquite, Nevada for a few days and then into Arizona. Its time to start heading south!
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