Randolph

The upper Bear River winds through mountain valleys near Bear Lake, in a country long visited by Shoshone, Bannock and Ute people. The lake and surrounding highlands supplied fishing and hunting grounds and served as places of exchange. Fur traders later joined these gatherings: Donald Mackenzie named Bear Lake in 1819, and in the summers of 1827 and 1828 trappers held rendezvous at its southern end. The Bear River continued westward on its long course toward the Great Salt Lake.