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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 […]

Sawtooths Moving Into October

Sawtooths

The Sawtooths in the month of September are marvelous.

However, dramatically different weather can occur from one day to another.

For example, on this day, the 29th of September the weather is clear and dry.  Also, the temperature at 4PM, is 73 degrees Fahrenheit. Differing from the warm afternoons, the mornings are getting […]

Surgical Strike into the White Clouds

Fall-time is magnificent in the White Clouds of Idaho.  The period of time to travel in them unencumbered by inclement weather is short.  Too short in my book.

So I seized a break in the afternoon and headed into the White Clouds Wilderness at Big Boulder Creek.

Big Boulder Creek with […]