Uploaded July 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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For more info on this hike, visit:
roadtripryan.com/go/t/utah/san-rafael-swell/three-fingers-uneva

During the cold war after World War II, Uncle Sam was desperate for uranium and willing to pay for it. As the only legal purchaser of the ore, the US Atomic Energy Commission established minimum prices, guaranteed the rates for ten years, and added a $10,000 bonus for each separate discovery and production of high-grade uranium from new deposits."
For more on Utah's Uranium boom, check out the following link from which some of the above text was sourced: historytogo.utah.gov/utah_chapters/utah_today/utahsuraniumboom.html

Soundtrack by:

Zero 7
"Monday Night EP2"

Lojo Russo
"Blue Dreams"

Backpacker Diaries would like to thank George Prudhon for help with the 63k/39 mile shuttle; This logistical advantage can not be overstated!

Here are some gear choices I've used with success and can recommend:

Osprey Atmos 50 Men's Backpack:
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Altra Men's Lone Peak 3 Running Shoe
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Nemo Tensor 20 Sleeping Pad
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Flash Personal Cooking System
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I use a North Face sleeping bag very similar to this one:
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Cocoon Silk Mummy Liner
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