Solo Backpacking the UINTA Backcountry. BIG Tiger Trout & 1st Trip of 2024 #backpacking #fishing

Published 2024-07-01
June 21st, 2024 RECON trip. Is it backpacking season yet in the high country? #uintas #backpacking #fishing

The Mirror Lake Highway is now open. Is the Uinta Backcountry open too?
My first backpacking trip of 2024 explores the backcountry of the Lakes Country Trail via the Crystal Lake Trailhead. Scenery, Fish, and More!

Enjoy!

Music used in the video.
None. Just the Sounds of Nature!

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Daypack - Waymark, Dark Sky 18L
Backpack- Gregory, Baltoro 75
Drink- Coca-Cola Company, Coke Zero
Satellite Communicator- Garmin, inReach Explorer+
First Aide Kit- Custom, Various medical items including emergency foil sleeping bag & blanket
Camera- Samsung, Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G Cell Phone (4K, 60FPS video setting)
Tent- Big Agnes, Copper Spur UL3 (with tent specific ground tarp)
Sleeping Pad- Nemo Tensor Alpine
Sleeping Bag- Nemo, Disco 15
Pillow- Wilderness Technology, Compact Inflatable Pillow
Pillow- Klymit Luxe Pillow
Water Purification- Sawyer Squeeze Filter
Water Filtration Bags- CNOC 3L Clean & Dirty Bags (for use with Sawyer Gravity System)
Backup Water Purification- Coleman Neutralization Tables
Fire Starting Kit- Custom, Bic lighter, matches, Fire Stick, flint & steel, & magnesium bar
Pot- GSI Outdoors, 1.8L Halulite Boiler
Fry Pan- GSI Outdoors, Pinnacle Frypan
Spoon- Toaks, Titanium Long Handle Spoon
Turner- GSI Outdoors, Pack Spatula
Stove- MSR, Pocket Rocket 2
Backup Stove- BRS, Ultralight Burner
Stove Windscreen- Ohuhu, Camp Stove Windscreen
Water Bottle- Camelbak, 1L Bottle
Multi-tool- Leatherman, Skeletool
Head Lamp- Coast, FL72 405 Lumen Focusing LED
Shovel- The Duece #2 UL Trowel (Plus disposable wet-wipes)
Battery Bank- Qi, 30000mAh Solar Charger-Wireless Charger + Cables
Solar Charger- BigBlue, 28W Foldable Portable Solar Charger + Cables
Chair- Helinox, Chair One Original (Optional luxury item)
Padded Seat- Therm-a-rest, Z-Seat (Used for kneeling too)
Insect Repellent- Sawyer, Picaridin Lotion
Cooling Towel- Wilderness Technology, Microfiber Cooling Towel
Rain Gear- Cabelas, Rainy River Packable Jacket & Packable Pants
Coat- REI, Co-op 650 Down Packable Jacket
Hiking Shoes- Keen, Targhee III Low Rise Hiking Shoe
Socks- Darn Tough, ¼ Cushion Merino Wool Socks
Pants- Marmot, Transcend Convertible Pants/Shorts
Shorts- Columbia, Blood & Guts III Cargo Shorts
Base Layer- REI, Co-op Merino Midweight Crew Top
Shirt- Russell Athletic, Dri-Power Performance Tee (Polyester-Spandex Blend)

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All Comments (21)
  • @maxdexpeditions
    The silence except for the frogs and nature, the scenery, and fishing on a lake. It doesn’t get any better than that! Beautiful catch! Nice camp with badass fridge for Coke Zero 🙌
  • This is the good life for sure. So much beautiful nature to enjoy. 😊😊😊
  • What a pretty brookie to start the trip. That was a heck of a tiger trout, too. Awesome stuff, Steve. What a great way to start your backpacking season.
  • @waikarimoana
    Beautiful country awasom video and footage SAteve and good fishing too, thanks for the shoe, thumbs up and greetings from Kiwiland, Tony.
  • @wendingourway
    At least the ice is off the lake! And look at that, your own personal cooler...no need to pack in the ice. Some beauty of a fish too! Awesome!!
  • The bears are probably still thanking you for the CZ snowcone 😂 Nice trip and caught some nice fish (and a lunker @ 26:44 )
  • @JimHayesHiking
    Congrat's on getting your pack weight down. Nice to have a natural fridge for the CZ. Man that last one you caught was a monster! Awesome trip,nicely done!
  • Looks like an awesome trip. It always makes me wonder the stories about the clothing that one finds in the forest as to why they ended up there. If those pants could talk, lol. Awesome seeing the calm water and with the patches of snow still around. The fish seemed to be playful up there! Nice catches! Great use of the natural fridge! I enjoyed seeing your trip. Hope you're having a great week.
  • Been waiting for this one. That Island lake is so beautiful it looks like you are fishing in a painting. Nice tigers to boot.
  • @paddle_hike
    Best time ever... Hiking, fishing, and camping! Great fish !!!!! We don't have snow here anymore, but our highest is around 6000ft, and most high peaks are in the 4000. Fun trip my friend. Take care :)
  • a great fishing lesson in a beautiful location, thanks for sharing and take care
  • @jjdowns_realtor
    Love your videos of the uintas! That’s a fun area to chase some fish. Keep it up with the videos and content.
  • Nice catch, great camp site. Thank you for sharing. Have a wonderful week 😊
  • @395er
    Nice outing and good looking tigers. Looks like a great time.
  • I still can’t believe you do these hikes alone. Do love the wildlife you catch along these trails. Do you have to work up to the higher elevation every year? Well that’s a tiny tent and right smack in the middle of bear area. You should be fine 🙄😂 sure is a pretty lake. Great job catching something! Good to know about the mosquito lotion stuff. Still kills me that there’s snow on the ground. Oh that’s a nice freaking catch! Definitely a beautiful hike! The tree frogs (as we call them) are a great sound. Generally a good sign of spring here.
  • @tangenttrails
    Dang, that’s some beautiful country! Glad you got up into the high country and it didn’t seem too buggy. That Picaridin is good stuff. Appears you hit the lakes at the right time. Thanks for sharing!✌️
  • Glad to see you getting out there buddy! Gorgeous scenery. Thanks for braving the weather and taking us along. :)
  • @StacySalmans
    Love those toads, great to fall asleep to. Nice early season outing. Can not beat the beauty of the Uintas. Good to see the Uintas are open for business. You landed some quality tigers! That last one was crazy sized for the Uintas. Happy 4th of July!!
  • Nice overnight up there! Crazy how much more snow was up there compared to this past weekend! You got some lunkers for sure! Fish on! 🎣🏕️