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Red Castle and Red Castle Lake are in the Uinta mountain range in Northern Utah. It is the only east/west oriented mountain range in the United States. It's about a 9 mile hike from the trailhead accessed via southern Wyoming.

Say it with me: Utah is the most beautiful state in the lower 48 US states

I'm biased, but you'll get no argument from me!

Awesome, love the patchy lighting.

What's with all the dead trees? Some kind of disease or pest like pine beetle?

I'm not exactly sure but it is definitely some kind of tree disease like you've suggested

Utah native here. The Unitas were absolutely ravaged by bark beetles in decades past. It's gotten a little better but that's honestly because so many of the more vulnerable trees are already dead.

It is in fact the beetles :(

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