MIRACLE AT TRAIL LAKE

TRIAL LAKE

YOUTH PASTOR BOB PERRY

Do miracles happen today? 

Is Jesus Christ the same yesterday, today and forever? Or did miracles only happen during the time the Bible was written? 

Do you believe in miracles?

On the seventh day of the seventh month of 1982, Salt Lake Christian Center, Youth Pastor Bob Perry and wife Sharon, drove the youth group in the church van to Heber City, to go evangelizing. After praying, each person passed out tracts and Bibles.

Pastor Bob rewarded the youth group afterwards, taking them up the Mirror Lake highway. He drove to Mirror Lake, but found the road gated. Going back down the mountain, we ended up at Trail Lake...the place were God wanted us to be. At Trail Lake, some of the group wanted to hang by the lake and go fishing, while others wished to hike the shoreline. A young man, Eng brought his fishing pole and wanted to catch a trout. Looking at the other fishermen, seated on the rocks; no body was catching anything. So we prayed that Eng would catch a fish and went hiking.

MIRACLE OF THE LOAVES AND FISHES

"Then Jesus lifted up His eyes, and seeing a great multitude coming toward Him, He said to Phillip, "Where shall we buy bread that these may eat? But this He said to test him, for He Himself knew what He would do. 

Phillip answered Him, "Two hundred denari worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may have a little." 

One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to Him, "There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two small fish, but what are they among so many?" 

Then Jesus said, "Make the people sit down." Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand. And Jesus took the loaves, and when He had given thanks He distributed them to the disciples, and the disciples to those sitting down; and likewise of the fish, as much as they wanted. 

So when they were filled, He said to His disciples, "Gather up the fragments that remain, so that nothing is lost." Therefore they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves which were left over by those who had eaten." John 6:5-13 NKJV

After the hiking, we returned seeing Eng jumping in the water with excitement. We asked, what had happened? 

He said, after we prayed, a fish hatchery truck pulled up right beside him and dumped in thousands of fish. 

Eng caught his limit of trout in no time. He was amazed that God answers prayer and miracles do happen today!

MOAB BAR M TRAILS

Tired of driving all over Moab to mountain bike? You'll find one easy place to park and enjoy all the single/double track you want. There's even access to a paved parkway trail that will take you from highway 313 to Moab. Each trail is well marked with a map showing where you are on the trail.

PARKING LOT AT BAR M CHUCKWAGON - North of Moab, but a few miles south of the Canyonlands 313, on US 191.

PARKING FEE: $5, make sure you have bills. After you pay and use the restroom, drive down the gravel road, turn left, and park in the lower lot.

RESTROOM: port-a-potty in upper parking lot.

BAR M LOOP
7.9 miles! The lower section is a gravel road, but in the backcountry is a Jeep road that reminds you of the White Rim trail. This is the best trail for Newbies. From the lower parking lot is a short cut that takes you up the hill to the back. If you want to do the entire loop, you need to pedal back the gravel road, turn left and go south. Once you reach the paved parkway, turn left and follow the Jeep road.



EASY/LAZY LOOP
3 mile loop! Moderate technical singletrack. Ride counterclockwise. "Easy" is the first half and has some technical rocky areas you might have to walk over. As you loop back on the "Lazy," you find some smooth, fast single track sections. You should be able to bike this loop under 1 hour.



CIRCLE O:
Longest 3 miles you'll ever go! Intermediate technical ~ follow the painted line on Entrada Sandstone. Either way you start, you'll have to climb uphill on the other end. You'll swear to either never ride slickrock again or be hopelessly addicted to it.

BAR M CHUCKWAGON.com 

 Live Western show and cowboy supper!

INTREPID TRAILS NEAR MOAB

DEAD HORSE POINT STATE PARK

Enjoy 

scenic views overlooking the Colorado River 

INTREPID LOOP ~ 1.1 mile hiking trail for families.

GREAT PYRAMID LOOP ~ 4.2 mile hike or a short mountain biking loop.

BIG CHIEF LOOP 
9 mile trail great for mountain biking or a long hike. Ride counterclockwise to Big Chief Overlook. Stop at the Colorado River Overlook and the Great Pyramid Overlook on the way.

BIKE TIME: 1 1/2 hours technical ride to Big Chief and 1/2 hour easy ride down a hill to the visitor center.

RATINGS: MTB Moderate Technical.

GEAR: Helmet, first aid, you're in a desert bring plenty of water, jacket, energy snacks, and flat tire repair etc.

CORONA ARCH NEAR MOAB

Want to have fun in the desert? You'll enjoy the hiking to Corona Arch near the Colorado River.

Enjoy climbing up 21 steps carved out of sandstone. Have fun climbing up a metal ladder and walking on slickrock. And there's a safety wire, railing to hold onto.

RATINGS: Newbies, with a few challenges.  Kids need to be supervised because of steep exposure.              

MILEAGE: 1 1/2 miles to the arch.                

HIKE TIME: 1 1/2 hours total.

DIRECTIONS: Near Arches National Park, take SR 279, 10 miles west. On the east side of the road, near the Gold Bar Campground you'll find the trailhead.

GRAND VIEW POINT OVERLOOK

CANYONLANDS NATIONAL PARK

ISLAND IN THE SKY

DESCRIPTION: Inspiring views of Canyonlands, Island in the Sky. You can see White Crack, the Colorado, the Needles and the Maze below. The trail has sandstone stairs.

MILEAGE: 1 mile each way

HIKE TIME: 1 hour total

RATINGS: Newbies

KIDS friendly. Must be supervised.

Steep exposure

CANYON RIMS RECREATION AREA

NEEDLES OVERLOOK
Enjoy outstanding views overlooking Canyonlands Needles. The drive is 22 miles on pavement, from US 191. Picnic area, benches, vault restroom, no water, limited parking and a short hiking trail.

ANTECLINE OVERLOOK

Another great overlook of Canyonlands. Drive 17 miles on an improved gravel road. This is a great place to escape all the crowds. Vault restroom, lots of parking, and a short hiking trail.

BLM CAMPGROUNDS: Windwhistle & Hatchpoint, vault restrooms and water.

DIRECTIONS to CANYON RIMS AREA: South of Moab on US 191, look for Needles Overlook road, near mile marker 93.

AVENUES TWIN PEAKS

AVENUE TWIN PEAKS

Enjoy a wonderful hike above the Avenues, in the foothills by the U. Looking like a pyramid from Salt Lake Valley, this is an energetic hike to reach both summits. 

Perry Hollow Trailhead:

From the gate, follow the jeep road as it winds around the first hill where the trail splits.  (The main trail to the left is the Bob Sled, used by downhill mountain bikers.)  Take the narrow trail to the right and follow the jeep road up the ridge, you'll cross over the junction to the Bonneville Shoreline trail, keep an eye on the twin peaks on your right, the trail will take you up the back side to the summits. Enjoy great views of the valley!

• RATINGS: INTERMEDIATE
• NO RESTROOMS: There's a few scrub oaks on the trail.
• MILEAGE: 1.6 miles to the summit.
• ELEVATION GAIN: 1150' e.g.
• HIKE TIME: Allow 2 3/4 hours
• NO RESTROOMS available
• TRAIL HEAD: Perry's Hollow Road, you'll find a gated jeep road.   
• DOGS are allow if they are leashed.
• GOOGLE MAP: "N. Bonneville Drive, Perrys Hollow Road, SLC, UT"
• GEAR: Hiking pole, water, hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, energy snack, jacket, camera, etc.