CR33 Flaming Gorge Rd s(u)-2
This summit is memorable
because of the long, gentle, uniform, desolate
descent toward the lake. When following CR33
through Firehole Basin south, this is the
second summit point, that has the required
500ft minumum elevation gain above the lake,
in order to count it as a summit in these
pages. For the last part the profile, before
it reaches the lake, the profile route leaves
CR33 and follows another gravel road to the
shore.
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1.START-END NORTH: CR33
crosses a small branch of the lake near
Firehole Rec Complex
2.jct CR33 - Sage Creek Rd
3.TOP, Flaming Gorge Rd s(u)-3, 6780ft
4.TOP, Flaming Gorge Rd s(u)-2, 7140ft
5.profile diverts from CR33 Flaming
Gorge Loop Rd onto FR21 to lake
6.START-END SOUTH: end of FR21 on lake
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Approaches
From North. After
following Currant Creek for several miles of
fast pleasant pedalling, the road makes an
abrupt right turn. Right here a small
interesting looking ranch hides in the crevasse
of the landscape from the wind, the first
manmade structure I remember since Firehole
Basin. This is also the low point between the
lower summit 2 and summit 3 (this one) on the
profile above. A short steep climb follows to
get out of this steep ravine. These first couple
of hundred feet are the steepest. Though on top
there are a few more steep rollers, because now
the road refuses to make any more turns and just
heads in one direction. On top though, it makes
an abrupt right turn - go figure. I suspect it
has something to do with land ownership.
From South.
(described downwards). A note to myself: At
the top a less traveled track leads off
direction Little Mountain. You would never
believe how big and non gentle Little Mountain
actually can be, unless you have cycled in its
vicinity on a windy day. - Back to CR33: As seen
in profile, this decent hardly seems to have a
slope at all. Yet the Uintas shine in
their glory outlined in white, mile after mile
of the pleasant easy roll. The forest road
ending on the lake has several forks, useful for
exploring the shoreline, but they do not form a
through going path.
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