|
| | | Temple Fork to Beaver Dams, UT | | | |
|
|
Temple Fork to Beaver Dams, UT
| | |
| |
|
| Hiking | 3.46 Miles |
653 AEG |
| | Hiking | 3.46 Miles | 2 Hrs 39 Mns | | 1.85 mph |
| 653 ft AEG | 47 Mns Break | | | |
|
|
| |
| Partners |
|
none
[ show ]
| no partners | | July 4, 2013
Trailhead: Drive sixteen miles up Logan Canyon US-89 to milepost 476, turn right on Temple Fork Road. At .9 miles take the left fork and continue .1 miles to the berm at the end of the gravel road.
Starting Elevation: = 5950’. The common destination is a sawmill which was built in 1877 to provide lumber for the Logan Temple and Tabernacle. The sawmill burned in 1886.
There is little shade along most of the trail. The creek has had several beaver dams.
In June 2001, we noticed the aspen chewed in a beaver-like manner. Then we saw a mound of twigs with a fresh layer of mud drug up from the pond. Then we saw two adult-sized beaver swim out from the mound into the deeper water under the trees along the bank.
In June 2003, we walked to the third beaver dam – it was so tall; it diverts the water from the creek out onto the trail for 200 yards.
In June 2012, there was lots of evidence of recent chewing of the aspen trees; and building of new dams causing flooding of the shady grove of pine trees where I love to rest before returning to the trailhead.
In July 2013, none of the lower dams appeared to be active. Even last year’s dam had been breached. But a new dam has been constructed and is holding water. |
| _____________________
| | |
|
|
|
Route Editor
Route Scout
