Labor Day hike: Fehr Lake Trail

We’ve done a hike on Labor Day for the last couple years. This year we found another new trailhead in the Uintas and set out to explore it.

After a little bit of research we settled on the Fehr lake trailhead for a couple reasons. It was pretty easy, short, and there were three good-sized lakes along the route.

We took our time getting to the trailhead. First, we stopped in Park City to do some shopping and eat lunch. We were in no particular hurry. We wanted all of the Labor Day campers to pack up and head home before we headed up there.

We got to the trailhead just before 3pm and started our hike.

The weather was great and the trail wasn’t too crowded. Our strategy of hiking a bit later in the day after the great camper exodus worked out nicely.

We did some fishing in each of the three lakes we came to. Fehr Lake, Shepherd Lake, and then Hoover Lake. We did see a fish jump, but that was the only fish we saw.

Our fishing was so poor that Drew got all excited about reeling in a branch that had some old line and a bonus lure. So, a least it wasn’t a total loss.

We took our sweet time at each stop, and eventually headed home. We were in no particular hurry, and poor Ellie wasn’t feeling very good. She powered through and did great.

We got back to the parking lot at 6pm and made the drive back home. It was nice to get another successful Labor Day hike in the books.