Utah Wildlife Viewing

Yesterday I drove from Salt Lake City to Fruitland and back. It is about a 3 hour drive round trip. The temperature at Salt Lake in the morning was 21 F when I left. It was 5 F at Heber City. It was 15 F at Strawberry Reservoir and it was 9 F in Fruitland. On the return trip in the afternoon, the temperature at Fruitland was 15 F; at Strawberry it was 21 F; at Heber City it was 20; and at Salt Lake it was 27 F. There were many deer on the hillsides along the way. With about 8 inches of snow on average in these mountains, the deer were easy to see. There was a moose between Strawberry Reservoir and Fruitland and there were two bald eagles flying up Daniels Canyon. On other occasions when I have made this trip, I will often see elk herds on the hills just west of Heber City. There are also many deer, eagles, and elk along the highway from Highway 40 to Tabiona in the winter time. There are domesticated elk and buffalo worth seeing along the highway between Tabiona and Duchesne. It's a great place to see Utah Wildlife.