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Lamb's Canyon LbNA #52096

Owner:CW Sun Seeker
Plant date:Nov 9, 2009
Location:
City:Summit Park
County:Summit
State:Utah
Boxes:1
Found by: The Traveling Ladies
Last found:Aug 18, 2010
Status:FFFFF
Last edited:Nov 9, 2009
Lamb's Canyon was explored shortly after the Utah Pioneers entered Salt Lake Valley in 1847. A cooper, Abel Lamb, built the first road in the draw in 1850, over which he and his sons hauled wood from the canyon forest to make barrels, tubs, washboards, churns, and water-buckets sorely needed by the settlers in the valley. Abel Lamb's beef barrels "were hooped with strong willows called hoopoles which were split and circled around the barrels." The Lambs built a home in the canyon, and a saw mill.

More folks moved into the canyon, and others went there for water, wood, hunting, fishing and relief from the valley heat. A toll gate was set up to collect 25 cents for each team that passed through it. The funds collected defrayed costs of road repair.

0.3 miles round trip, on Lamb’s Canyon Trail. The trail is easy to follow and gets more scenic the higher you go. This is a watershed area, so no dogs are allowed.

DIRECTIONS: From I-80 take Lamb's Canyon exit and head south about 1.5 miles up Lamb's Canyon road. There's some parking on the left, at the restrooms. The trailhead is just across the road.

CLUES: Go up the trail and in the horseshoe turn to the left there is a tree on the right trail edge with a reddish rock next to it. To the right of that is a narrower tree with a 3 ft. stump next to it. Behind them are 2 trees with large trunks side by side. The black pouch is under bark and weeds.

PLEASE zip all bags, be discreet and rehide well with debris.