Red Castle | High Uintas Wilderness, Utah
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ต.ค. 2024
- Red Castle is a place that we have wanted to see for years. When we decided that we would go on a couple trips into the High Uintas this summer, Red Castle was at the top of the list.
We did a 4 day / 3 night trip.
We started at the China Meadows trailhead and took trail 110.1 to the bridge on the East Fork of Smith Fork Creek. Since it was late, we decided to camp there and then go to Red Castle the next day. We stayed on trail 110.1 and it turned into trail 110.2. We camped at Lower Red Castle Lake. We took the same route out and all told it was about a 22 mile trip.
Quick Links:
02:08 - DAY 2
06:15 - FIRST LOOK AT RED CASTLE
08:37 - RED CASTLE CAMP
10:05 - DAY 3
10:49 - RED CASTLE
11:23 - FISHING
12:48 - UPPER RED CASTLE LAKE
15:42 - FISHING
17:04 - DAY 4
17:48 - DEER
The Uinta mountains is one of my favorite places to hike, camp and just have adventures in general. But every time I go there now or watch a video on the Uinta’s I just get depressed, because every tree in the entire forest is already dead, dying or on the Beetles hit list. Like your shot at 4:12 in the video, it was nothing but a sea of dead trees. It’s insane how one little Beetle can absolutely destroy an entire National Forest and it’s ecosystem and we’re powerless to stop it.
The Uintas are one of my favorite ranges. I feel the same way. The beetles are killing everything! It seems only a matter of time before a massive wildfire rips through there.
Needs a good fire up there
looks like heaven on earth fellas ❤
It felt like it!
What an amazing hike in the views oh my god what beauty I love the fact that your Pepsi is right in front of you or in between you and he’s looking back to make sure you’re all behind him what a beautiful dog and so happy that all of you went and came back home safely to your family many blessings to you and I pray that you post many more beautiful videos like this one.💞💞💞💞💞🐕💞💞💞💞
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it. We have plenty more videos on the way! Thanks for watching!
4:52 that is the newest sign I have ever seen out in the wild. A few years ago I introduced my GF to backpacking by taking her to Lower RCL on the Bald Mountain trail, rough slog but spectacular views. She had a good time and that makes me happy.
That is awesome! Red Castle is a spectacular place to go on your first trip. Good call!
I did it solo last week!! very challenging, very rewarding. thanks again for your videos!
Congratulations! Even though the trail is pretty level (from the route we took), it is still challenging!
Well done! Red Castle is a favorite of mine, it never disappoints! Neither did your presentation! I remember being exhausted in the same places! Keep up the good work!
It is a really neat place. Even though the trail was very well graded, it took it's toll on me! Thanks for watching!
thank you so much for showing your camps... watching other videos made me think I have to sleep in a TENT, which I **DESPISE**, I wake up so stiff & sore if I have to do that... I 💚 my hammock! I have been "looking at pictures" of this hike for a while, and I'm finally doing it this month! I'm traveling from a few states away so I would appreciate any advice from you or other viewers.... water collection (is it everywhere?), bear activity (I read that there aren't any up there, but that doesn't seem right).... anything you can think of! I can't just "go home" & try again next week if I don't prepare well : ) THANK YOU!!
This is a great hike. When we were there, there was plenty of water, but I have no idea what it looks like now.
Amazing shots! Great story telling. Amazing beauty thank you for sharing!
Thanks! It is an amazing place!
That’s a spectacular place. My extended family use to always hold reunions at China meadows. We’d hike or ride horses up to the lakes and catch some real nice fish.
That's awesome! It's such an incredible area!
Dang, I gotta get to Utah! Great job, Thanks!
The High Unitas is a special place. We try to get up there at least once every year. There are so many places to go, that I think that we will go there for many years before we ever walk a trail twice.
Thanks for sharing that! My son & I are gna do that hike this summer. I like how y’all showed beginning to end. 👍🏻👍🏻
That is awesome! I really enjoyed the trail, really gradual climb most of the way. Gets steeper towards the lakes. Have a great trip!
Really enjoyed the trip. Have not been to the north east part of the Utah area but been tumbling around in my head for a spell.
Now I know i have got to go... thanks 😊😎.
BTW, enjoyed your style of video... great job amigo !!
Thank you! You'll enjoy the High Uintas, it is one of my favorites!
Wow now those were some epic views.
Thanks, it is a really cool place!
Thats a lot of elevation, beautiful area as always. ive never been fond of camping around a lot of people either. wow the lake with the mountain behind it was an awesome shot. the bucks were like look Carl humans lol. Another great video and the music was a perfect fit
Yeah, the amount of people were a bummer. I normally will edit out any people that are not in our group, but there were so many that a few made it into the video. :) Thanks for watching!
Wonderful video! Thank you for sharing. I likewise have been planning to go to Red Castle for years, but just haven't for various reasons. This year however I finally am going after graduating from college. It'll be a celebratory hike. We're going to hike from China Meadows into Henry Fork Basin, over Gun sight and do Kings Peak, then loop over into Red Castle. Lots of miles for a 4 day trip, but excited. This video got me antsy to get into the Uintas! Thank you!
Congratulations on graduating! Nothing will beat a post-college trip into the High Uintas! I wish I lived closer to them so I could walk every trail, but as it is I get down there just about once a year. We had planned a very similar route one year, but we with elevation and the difficulty of the route we had to change it up. Best of luck on your trip!
Thanks! Yeah, it's going to be a difficult route for sure. Living in Utah full time and spending time at the high altitude often is lower on my concern list, but the total elevation gain and loss is crazy. Thanks!
Awesome trip, thanks for the video.
Thanks for checking it out!
I've wanted to check Red Castle out for a long time. I've done Kings Peak. This will be on my list for next year.
It's worth a trip. Pictures don't do it justice.
I've been wanting to do red castle and your video just further peaked by interest. Dang so amazing, beautiful, and peaceful. Sadly I think this year is already passing us by so 2019 I better make it happen
I would recommend this hike. It is really spectacular! There were plenty of people there when we went, so I would expect that. Good luck in 2019!
Sounds good thank you !!!!
Did this hike when I was about 12yrs old hiked all of it in 1 day, stayed 3 days and hiked out.. Ruined me from liking hiking.. haha
That would be quite a haul!
Nice video! Great job! Keep it simple! Keep it real! I enjoyed this. thank you God Bless
Thanks! I am glad to hear that you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!
Hey man, awesome video! Im pretty excited for Mirror Lake Highway to open up later on this month.. Do you by chance remember the dates for when you guys went? Or maybe in what month? Thanks!
This trip was done in July 2016. I would expect more snow this year. We'll be getting back up in to the High Uintas in late June. Hopefully we can get around the snow!
i wander how many times this dog had to walk back with the dude to go get that camera that was getting those shots. mustve been confused af
The pup handled it like a champ!
If you're gonna carry a bottle of whiskey in you should at least bring GOOD whiskey and not that Old Crow rotgut. Great video however. I live just a few hours away from the Uintas but have never been there. There's a great view of them from Cold Spring mountain in NW Colorado just north of Browns Park. They've been on my list for a long time, just haven't managed to get there yet.
I'll admit that Crow is not for everyone, but it's how we roll. If you've never been to the High Uintas, then you're in for a treat! Still one of my favorite mountain ranges!
I always have a tradition of taking either tequila or whiskey on big hikes and celebrating our goal with a drink 🥃
I loved seeing red castle but the hike for me was bad on t he way in
I felt the same way on my hike in. Messed with me for a couple days.
You can easily get altitude sickness in that range.
Very true, I've had it while hiking there!
Enjoy your videos and attitude - if you are up near sandpoint or noxon - let me know if you want a day hike partner
Nice to hear from another hiker in the area! I'm hoping to get up that way this year! We'll see how things shake out as the spring progresses.
Sad seeing so many dead trees. Climate change.
I believe that in the Uintas the dead trees are due more to beetle kill, but there is a ton of it!