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Take A Moment to Look Around

By taking a moment to look around and assess, you can shift from disappointment to enjoyment and then to satisfaction.

Such a moment occurred for me yesterday. My goal was to travel off-trail and reach the highest part of Waimea Canyon to get a shot of Waipo’o Falls in its full glory.

I have […]

March 16th, 2026 | Category: Backcountry Off Trail, Hike, Kauai, Nikon Z9, PhaseOne, Photography | Leave a comment

24 Hours of Fun at Goat Lake

Sunrise on Goat Lake © Jeffrey H. Lubeck – MESH Art LLC – all rights reserved.

Goat Lake in the Sawtooth Wilderness of Idaho possess water that appears to be shades of emerald and deep blue. Goat Lake offers superlative views of spectacular mountain peaks.

For most, reaching Goat Lake’s 8,220 ft […]

July 15th, 2025 | Category: Backcountry Off Trail, Hike, Idaho, PhaseOne, Photo-shoot, Photography, Sawtooths, Wilderness | Comments are closed

First Winter After The Wapiti 2024 Fire

The Wapiti Fire of 2024 consumed over 129 thousand acres of the Sawtooth National Forest in Idaho.

As the lighten created, wind driven fire progressed, my house and the entire town of Stanley were in line to be its victim. A last chance backfire was started by the firefighters of the United States Forest […]

April 13th, 2025 | Category: Backcountry Off Trail, Backcountry Skiing, Idaho, Rocky Mountains, Sawtooths, skiing, SnowShoe, Wilderness, Wildfire, Wildlife | Comments are closed
 
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