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| Bear Lake Valley by Eric Huish ŠEric Huish |
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Bear River Meadows (a.k.a. Randolph viewing area and Bear River Wetlands) Directions: From UT 16, 1.5 miles north of Randolph, take Crawford Mountain Road going east about three miles through fields and farmland to the area around the Bear River with its oxbows, shallow ponds and wet meadows. (The road continues on into Wyoming and joins UT 30/WY 89). Best Black Tern and Bittern areas: (directions from Crawford Mountain Road as above) Before you come to the Bear River you will come to Weston Lane on the left. Follow Weston Lane down around the bend until you come to a No Trespassing sign on the side of the road (about a mile). Stop there, If you look to the North you will see an oxbow with short cattails (about 150 feet) you should see Black Terns setting up housekeeping. All that area along Weston Lane, back to Crawford Mt Road and east along Crawford to the base of the Crawford mountains is a great place to see bitterns and terns. Watch for more Black Terns, to the right, when you cross the Bear River. A great place to bird. By far, the best time of the day to see bitterns is morning (to about 10:00 a.m.). ~ Paul Higgins Specialty Birds: American Bittern, Sandhill Crane, Long-billed Curlew, Black Tern |
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 Directions: From the intersection by the "Rock Store" in the
center of Laketown (just off UT 30, at the south end of Bear Lake) go west
about 3 miles to a "T" in the road. Turn right going toward Meadowville (left
going toward Round Valley) and go about a 100 yards to where the road crosses
Big Creek. |
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Birch Creek Reservoirs
~ submitted by Kristin Purdy |
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From Woodruff, proceed west 8-9 miles on UT 39. The unimproved road to Birch
Creek Reservoir is a right (north) turn and located between mm 61 and 60.
The road is marked by a low brown sign that indicates Public Camping, 1
mile. Drive the mile and park at the fenced area next to the old
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Dairy Ridge and Eli Ridge Roads Directions: Dairy Ridge and Eli Ridge Road are located on UT 39 between mile markers 45 and 46. To get there from I-15, exit the interstate at 347 and turn east on 12th Street, also named UT 39. Follow UT 39 through Ogden Canyon, along the south shore of Pineview Reservoir, and east of Huntsville. UT 39 proceeds due east of Huntsville and follows the South Fork of the Ogden River. Watch the mile markers count up. Dairy Ridge and Eli Ridge are served by the same sign and are just over the Cache Valley line. The road into the area may still be impassable due to snow late into spring. ~ Kris Purdy Specialty Birds: (Summer only) Blue Grouse, Mountain Bluebird, White-crowned Sparrow, Green-tailed Towhee |
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Directions: The reservoir is located about 3 miles east of Randolph. The Old Canyon and New Canyon roads west of the reservoir can provide good birding. |
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Monte Cristo Campground ~ submitted by Kris Purdy Description: Monte Cristo Campground is the only non-primitive camping
area in the Monte Cristo Range. It's located at approximately 9,000 feet in
elevation. The vegetation includes aspen stands, firs, limber pine, Engelmann
Spruce and wildflower meadows. |
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Directions: Go 6 miles north of Sage Creek Junction and turn left on Six Mile Road. The reservoir is about a mile down the road. |
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