I live very close to Utah’s Uinta Mountains. Actually, I probably live within or on the edge of the range, but I usually think of the high Uintas as a destination when I need some beauty in my life. The peaks are between 11,000 and 13,000 feet, and since I live at 6500 feet, it feels like I’m “going up into the mountains” when I travel the 20 minutes or so to the Mirror Lake Highway that goes through the park. Someday, I’ll have to ask someone to analyze that for me….
Anyway, I took a few shots of these impressive mountains last fall, so you could get a feel for how gorgeous they are. The pictures don’t really do them justice, though.
Provo River
Can you hear the river?
Another feature of these mountains is that storms move through on a daily basis. Typically, they are nice quiet little storms with some cleansing rain. But sometimes they are wrath of god kind of storms with thunder and lightning (those are the ones I like!).
I truly believe this place is blessed. I never leave here without a sense of wonder and thankfulness in my heart for the beauty that surrounds me.
Really lovely area. I can see why you like it there.
Such unimaginable beauty!
Lola:)
Thanks for taking us for a Hike through Utah!
Yes, I can hear the river and smell the sharp cold in the air. Truly beautiful – you live in a sacred place.
Love your scenery! I can just hear it & I imagine it is something to see after one of your kind of storms 🙂
Wonderful – your soul must feel refreshed after a hike through the beautiful terrain
It would be wonderful to hike and explore these mountains.
Those mountains are gorgeous! They make my hills look pretty puny.
Those are some gorgeous photos of your area.
No matter what the season, it’s beautiful!
I loved traveling there!
Barb
what pretty little mountains, they must be a delight to be able to photograph!
Oh my honey no wonder you live where you do. I am in awe of the beauty that surrounds you. Just beautiful!
I just read a book the other day about these mountains and I am trying to think which book it was in that the lady was talking about them. Now I have to go back and see which book it was. lol
You can tell I read so much sometimes I forget who wrote what.
Take care
Love
Maggie
I love that you used Utah for the letter U. I posted about Texas yesterday as it was Texas independence day! We should all be so proud of this beautiful country. I love the mountains and the streams you posted. I can almost hear the water running. Oh how I love a good thunderstorm with BOOMING thunder!
Very nice pictures and information about your lovely state Thanks!
Oh wow! It must be so incredibly amazing to be surrounded by all that nature and all that beauty! No wonder you love living in Utah! The view is breathless!
Goodness, they make the Ozarks look like beginner mountains. I loved that little brook. I’d have spent time there.
Wonderful shots.
How majestic. I love the picture of the sky with the sun streaming through the dark clouds.
My husband and I love the Uintas. Such majesty!
=)
Oh, what gorgeous country.
I am enchanted by the brook, too. I would spend hours just sitting by it listening to the music it had to share.
An absolutely lovely stop today on our journey through Alphabe-Thursday’s letter “U”.
This was enchanting.
A+
Your photos are lovely. It’s all about being peaceful, isn’t it? That’s the way I feel about our Catalinas.
Oh my gosh, such gorgeous photos and what a beautiful place you live in!!!
That is amazing that you are coming to NOLA!!! Let me know when you’re coming!
XO
A wonderous place! Love the mountains, and as you said the peacefulness is another wonder of nature as well as the storms! Beautiful photos! Well done in Utah!
I just want to thank you for visiting my site … because I’ve now found your site and these beautiful pictures! Wish I had you in Southern Illinois to take pictures for me! You are right … your mountains are a special place … and to live at the edge of the range must also be very special. Thanks for sharing.
these are absolutely beautiful photographs. I love watching water running in a stream or crashing on a beach! Lucky you to be in the “thick” of it. {:-Deb
Thank you so much for taking me along- your photos are just stunning!
Those pictures are really beautiful and I really do hear the river 🙂
I so agree with you about the gorgeous Utah mountains…and these pictures are just awesome!!!
What an absolutely beautiful part of the country. it is so different then where i live in New England.
Wow. Breathtaking! I have always wanted to visit that part of the country. Absolutely beautiful.
Thank you for visiting me yesterday and sharing some of your story. It’s amazing what the human soul can endure and still keep on going and smiling, isn’t it?
I absolutely love seeing pics of where you live! It always looks so amazingly gorgeous! 😀
Thank you for taking us along for a breath taking hike.
And that is why it’s called “God’s country”.
Your photos are always so pretty! You should make postcards.
We drove through Utah but I remember it completely different, I have to say it was in the 90th and my memory probably lost its efficiency, lol !
I grew up in AZ and we went on many family vacations to visit the natural beauty of Utah while I was growing up. Your beautiful photos bring back some great memories.
Sounds like a wonderful and beautiful area to live. Your photos are fantastic..
Lovely pictures RMW. Looks like a gorgeous area that you live in.
Yes, I can hear that river and smell the air and wish I was there! What beautiful photos, I used to live in the Dolomites in Italy and I miss those mountains, there’s something very grounding about them and the storms – my they shook the foundations of the house and I loved it!
Nice to see you again 🙂
Oh, woman! Gorgeous, gorgeous! I need to get me out to a wilderness soon. Thanks for sharing photos of such beauty.
Oh! All your photos of this area look beautiful. I love the one of white birch trees and the river rocks….
Blessings & Aloha!
Thank you my friend for peeking in on my cathedral windows tutorial post. How wonderful that each of your children have those special quilts created by their grandmother’s hand.
What gorgeous surroundings. I was trying to determine in what area of the Rocky Mountains you live. UT is a beautiful state. I love my mountain home, too.