Ride a Fat Tire Classic
You can't pass up the opportunity to fat tire a Utah classic like Mytoge Mountain. It's regarded as a"must-do" ride when visiting Fishlake National Forest. In fact, Mytoge is also the featured tour of the Fish Lake in the Fall Mountain Bike Festival, held annually in September. The 25-mile route snakes in and out of tree groves, up and over rolling hills and through a refreshing creek. It features great views of Fish Lake and the surrounding forested highcountry, as well as some steep climbs, pretty aspen forests,and open meadows. The downhill singletrack that can get a bit wild and tricky, yet the loop caters to strong intermediate bikers.

Bag Delano Peak
Peak baggers won't be able to resist scaling Delano Peak, highest of the summits in the lofty Tushar Range. The climb makes for a wonderful though tiring day hike. Stiff climbing for 3 miles at the outset gets you up on the summit ridge. Mt. Holly at 11,985 feet is the first high pont you'll come to, but the climb doesn't stop there. You'll ascend along a ridge for another 2 miles to Mt. Delano. If you're a sucker for great views, you're in luck: for most of this trek you look out over a huge expanse of southern Utah and the rest of the Tushars.

Fish at Fish Lake
You'd figure your luck is going to take a turn at a lake named Fish Lake, and you'd be right. This large natural lake is stocked with several species of trout, including some monster size Mackinaw. When the snow flies, the fishing continues, so defrost your ice fishing gear. When the fish are napping, head into the surrounding hills for quality hiking and bikings. Snowmobiling and cross-country skiing are the big winter diversions. The lake is serviced by two marinas, several lodges, restaurants and developed campgrounds.

Pushing Powder in the Tushars
For an intimate skiing experience that caters to the family of any ability, give Elk Meadows a try and experience the classic powder that is so Utah. Elk Meadows is the only ski resort in central Utah. It is smaller than its neighbors to the north, but provides many trails, snowmobiling, cross country skiing, and an expanded snowboard park and halfpipe, maintained with a new state-of-the-art "Pipe Dragon."

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