Ruth Lake - and a climber
Ruth Lake July 24, 2003
With views like this, why wouldn't you climb here? Unknown climber makes her way to the top of the warm up climbs near the top of the henious talus. - photo by Kendall Card
These are general photos of the Ruth Lake (Utah) climbing area and photos from the 2006 Adopt-a-Crag event organized by Backcountry.com
Ruth Lake July 24, 2003
With views like this, why wouldn't you climb here? Unknown climber makes her way to the top of the warm up climbs near the top of the henious talus. - photo by Kendall Card
Ruth July 24, 2003
Matt Rink enjoys the rock and the views. - Photo taken by Kendall Card
Ruth Lake July 24, 2003
Matt Rink pulls some of the best rock in the state at Ruth Lake. - photo by Kendall Card
Ruth Lake July 24, 2003
This is a good photo showing the vegitation we'll be protecting by creating a trail to the crag. Additionally this shows the talus we'll terrace as it leads up to the top of the crag. - photo by Kendall Card
Ruth Lake July 24, 2003
The main crag at Ruth Lake - the slope on the right hand side of the photo is where we'll be terracing. - Photo taken by Kendall Card
May 31, 2006
Ruth Lake in the Uinta Mountains of Utah. Photo by Nathan Smith - www.pullphotography.com
Good Medicine Wall, Ruth Lake June 30, 2006
This steep section of the trail is just before arriving to the Good Medicine Wall. In the spring it's nothing more than a stream of water.
Ruth Lake Parking Lot July 22, 2006
Dustin Robertson and Kendall Card of Backcountry.com at the crag check in table. Bagles and juice were available to all who came and plenty of swag too (including a Backcountry.com Nalgene bottle for all who worked)
Good Medicine Wall, Ruth Lake July 22, 2006
Done working - just hanging out. (That's me, the event organizer on the right with the goat shirt)
Good Medicine Wall, Ruth Lake July 22, 2006
A father/son team showed up. Teach them while they are young!
Good Medicine Wall, Ruth Lake July 22, 2006
Climbers and volunteer climbers sharing the space. The climbers that showed up to climb were respectful and kept off the climbs on the talus. Thanks!
Good Medicine Wall, Ruth Lake July 22, 2006
The real work is going on here. The corner on the Good Medicine Wall that leads up the talus
Good Medicine Wall Trail, Ruth Lake July 22, 2006
This is a photo of the steep trail after the re-route took it away from the drainage point and utilized existing rocks as steps. A few tree branches were trimmed from the pine tree and some dead fall was used to "blockade" the existing trail. Time will tell if this becomes a more effective trail at mitigating erosion.
Ruth Lake July 22, 2006
This was a really cool drainage system built where the trail is always wet and muddy. The bottom of the drainage is on bedrock. I'm interested to see how the spring melt/run-off works with this.
Ruth Lake Parking Lot July 22, 2006
The raffle after the crag event. Everyone went home with something
