Utah sporty sport

So after going to Male Canyon, we headed to the Uintas (pronounced Wintas) to do some alpine sport climbing.   If there is such a thing:)  At any rate, it's fairly moderate there, only up to 5.12 and not tons of 12's.  None the less the climbing was beautiful.  The rock is quartzite, and forms these horizontal cracks and ledges.  Unfortunately I didn't take any pictures there:(
I wouldn't recommend taking a trip there. It was fun and the climbing was cool, but there just isn't enough to really make a trip of it.  The mosquitoes were awful too!  We had to eat in the car to keep from being attacked by the swarms, yes swarms of them.  The other thing is that there are few areas that are really developed.  We went to this one spot in the guidebook that is supposed to be awesome called Stone Garden.  I'm sure it is, but the directions that were given in the book were not correct and we ended up at some crag we didn't know.  As well,  the routes are soft.  Some are true to the grade, but many had to be down graded.  For instance we did an 11c that had been down graded from 12. Fair for 11c, hard, but def not 12.
I got to see a moose there, I miss them from Alaska.  Also went for a really pretty run.  From there we headed to American Fork.  Hard limestone sport climbing.  Also the last destination before I head back to CO.....
American Fork, definitely the land of hard sport climbing.  I got worked man.  I think that the climbing is super fun, overhanging and pretty juggy.  I think it's better than Rifle, and I am prepared to feel the heat for  that comment.  I just think that the routes climb better.  Yes there is still polish and such, but I think that's true for limestone that gets climbed often anywhere. I finally got to see Matt and Chui again.  I missed them both very much.  Matthew kindly drove out to pick me up and return me to CO.  Although I didn't climb my best at AF, I am definitely getting in good sport shape.  Consistently climbing the hardest sport grades that I have climbed.  I am really enjoying it after so much trad climbing. The simplicity of clipping bolts is great.
Although I have one more stop in France, this is the end of my trip in the States.  Hard to believe after so much climbing!