Grampa’s Jeep drives to Inspiration Point

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   Got up this morning and drive to a trailhead about a half hour from my house then drove the trail up to what we call Inspiration Point. It’s really right on the top of a mountain called Willard Peak. The trail is pretty easy, I never got out of high range 2wd, but it is beautiful and gets up to about 9500 ft. I can see Willard peak from my back deck on most days. Today it’s clouded over as you will see in the photos below.In spite of the poor visibility it was a very enjoyable ride. 

In the picture below, if you look closely you can see terraces in the hillside across the way. These terraces were made all over Utah and the west for erosion control back in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corp (CCCs). The CCCs were a kind of make work program where men needing work did these kinds of projects all over and sent most of the money home to there families.
My Grampa, who owned my Jeep and is the reason I call it Grampa’s Jeep, was part of the CCCs. I don’t know that he worked on these particular terraces, but he did work on projects like this.

Here’s a closer look at the terraces.

We made it to the top, but the view was slightly limited. 

Still a little snow on the back side.

Mountain wildflowers we’re looking good.

Just took this one picture on the way down as it started to clear.

If the peak  clears off in the next day or so, I’ll get a picture and show you where we were.

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smfulle Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Sponsor Member Joined: 16 Sep. 2010 Location: Ogden, Utah Status: Offline Points: 6141	Post Options Post Reply Quote smfulle Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Grampa’s Jeep drives to Inspiration Point Posted: 27 July 2019 at 9:14pm
	Got up this morning and drive to a trailhead about a half hour from my house then drove the trail up to what we call Inspiration Point. It’s really right on the top of a mountain called Willard Peak. The trail is pretty easy, I never got out of high range 2wd, but it is beautiful and gets up to about 9500 ft. I can see Willard peak from my back deck on most days. Today it’s clouded over as you will see in the photos below. In spite of the poor visibility it was a very enjoyable ride. In the picture below, if you look closely you can see terraces in the hillside across the way. These terraces were made all over Utah and the west for erosion control back in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corp (CCCs). The CCCs were a kind of make work program where men needing work did these kinds of projects all over and sent most of the money home to there families. My Grampa, who owned my Jeep and is the reason I call it Grampa’s Jeep, was part of the CCCs. I don’t know that he worked on these particular terraces, but he did work on projects like this. Here’s a closer look at the terraces. We made it to the top, but the view was slightly limited. Still a little snow on the back side. Mountain wildflowers we’re looking good. Just took this one picture on the way down as it started to clear. If the peak clears off in the next day or so, I’ll get a picture and show you where we were.
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bobevans Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 31 July 2005 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Status: Offline Points: 844	Post Options Post Reply Quote bobevans Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28 July 2019 at 2:57am
	Wow
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JeepFever Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Sponsor Member Joined: 07 Aug. 2012 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 2747	Post Options Post Reply Quote JeepFever Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28 July 2019 at 3:44am
	Great photos and story! My Great Uncle worked in CCC. He helped build the Shenandoah National Park in Virginia. That view from top of trail reminds me of the view from Black Bear Pass almost 1 year ago with you. That was disheartening, but the day ended up great!!

Ol' Unreliable Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 25 Sep. 2016 Location: CO Springs CO Status: Offline Points: 4226	Post Options Post Reply Quote Ol' Unreliable Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28 July 2019 at 7:52am
	Nice pics, even with the cloud cover. My father was in the 3-Cs too. He worked on some structures at a lake in Idaho. Those structures have since been demolished and/or drowned by expansion of the lake. Dad and Mom drove up that way about 25 years ago; I think Dad was disappointed to not see the things he helped make.
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jeepsterjim Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 13 July 2011 Location: lincoln, ca Status: Offline Points: 1283	Post Options Post Reply Quote jeepsterjim Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28 July 2019 at 6:38pm
	Stan We had a cabin at Panguitch Lake, UT which is about 3 hours south of you. The CCC's did amazing work and it is visible all over the U.S. Between Richfield and Beaver is a back country dirt road that goes up and over the mountains and in between was a beautiful CCC camp that we often ate lunch at. It still had the buildings, center circle area with a tall wooden flag pole, and a walk-in cooler that was dug out of a mountain side.. A shot distance N. East was a small picturesque lake named Puffer Lake. we would stop there every time simply to take in the view. The area looked similar to the pics you posted. If you don't already do so, stop in Beaver at the ice cream and cheese factory. YUM Jim
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smfulle Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Sponsor Member Joined: 16 Sep. 2010 Location: Ogden, Utah Status: Offline Points: 6141	Post Options Post Reply Quote smfulle Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 30 July 2019 at 8:18pm
	I said I’d post a pic from my house of where this trail goes. First pic is from my back deck. I live in suburbia so you can only see the very tip of the oeak over the neighbors’ house. The arrow is the spot we parked at the top in the fog. Went a bit down the road to an open spot to take this picture. A little hazy this morning.
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Ol' Unreliable Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 25 Sep. 2016 Location: CO Springs CO Status: Offline Points: 4226	Post Options Post Reply Quote Ol' Unreliable Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 01 Aug. 2019 at 3:38am
	Darn neighbors just gotta block the view, huh?
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	Love the look of Grampa's Jeep and that you're still driving it. Thanks for sharing!

smfulle Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Sponsor Member Joined: 16 Sep. 2010 Location: Ogden, Utah Status: Offline Points: 6141	Post Options Post Reply Quote smfulle Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 Oct. 2019 at 12:14am
	Took another ride up to Inspiration point today. Big difference in how the area looks. I found a little color. It was a bit cold this morning.
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jpet Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Sponsor Member x 5 Joined: 30 Apr. 2008 Location: Ramsey, IL Status: Offline Points: 11173	Post Options Post Reply Quote jpet Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 Oct. 2019 at 12:21am
	Beautiful! Headed for cold weather again.
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smfulle Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Sponsor Member Joined: 16 Sep. 2010 Location: Ogden, Utah Status: Offline Points: 6141	Post Options Post Reply Quote smfulle Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 Oct. 2019 at 12:26am
	Last trip the top was all fogged in. This time I got some nice shots from up there.
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smfulle Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Sponsor Member Joined: 16 Sep. 2010 Location: Ogden, Utah Status: Offline Points: 6141	Post Options Post Reply Quote smfulle Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 Oct. 2019 at 12:40am
	On the way down I had to wait a while while a group was recovering a sxs that had gone off this steep slope to the left. Here’s a shot looking straight down the slope. Here’s what the thing looked like when they got it up. They told me the guy was by himself when he went over. They only found him by pinging his phone. He was dead when they found him. https://cachevalleydaily.com/news/archive/2019/10/11/ogden-man-found-dead-near-willard-peak/#.XaJj0rJMGhA Edited by smfulle - 13 Oct. 2019 at 5:11am
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bobevans Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 31 July 2005 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Status: Offline Points: 844	Post Options Post Reply Quote bobevans Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 Oct. 2019 at 4:49am
	Very sobering story.
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Ol' Unreliable Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 25 Sep. 2016 Location: CO Springs CO Status: Offline Points: 4226	Post Options Post Reply Quote Ol' Unreliable Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 Oct. 2019 at 8:24pm
	It would be interesting to find out if the accident caused his death or if his death caused the accident. Will the paper report the coroner's findings?
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	Awesome pictures. Nothing like seeing a true flatfender and a view.
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