hike at tibble fork reservoir

It was a lovely day so Mark & I decided to do a hike in nearby American Fork Canyon (about 15 mintues drive from our house). We started at Tibble Fork Reservoir (6,400ft). The reservoir is a popular place for fishing (brown trout, rainbow trout & cutthroat trout) and canoeing and today there were a lot of people out enjoying the warm weather and sunshine. Looking north west across the reservoir you can see the snow-capped peaks of Pfeifferhorn (11,326ft) and Lone Peak (11,253ft).

We followed a 3 mile loop up Mill Canyon Trail, along Mud Spring Trail and returning along Tibble Fork Trail. The initial part of the trail took us along the lakeshore through pines and aspen. It then climbed up Mill Canyon rather steeply, gaining about 1,000ft elevation over the next mile.

At the top of the climb we came across this old beaver dam constructed across the stream on the edge of an alpine meadow.

The green meadow with it's backdrop of trees and snow-capped mountains was quite a wonderful sight.

tibble fork reservoir

We haven't been up to much of interest lately, so today Mark & I headed up nearby American Fork Canyon for some exercise and fresh air. We did a short hike along Tibble Fork Reservoir. This 13 acre reservoir is a popular fishing and camping spot. There was quite a bit of glare coming off the lake in the late afternoon sun. This shot is looking south down the reservoir towards Mt Timpanogos.

There weren't many other people around but we did see a couple of fly fisherman trying their luck at the northern end of the lake.