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A Hop to the Top of Horton Peak

While hiking up to Horton Peak, as if out of nowhere, the lakes appear. They are surrounded by the jagged peaks of the Sawtooth mountains, blue skies, and green forest.  The view can take your breath away.

From left to right, Alturas Lake, Pettit Lake, and Yellow Belly Lake.

Venturing up to […]

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 […]

Shooting Star on Display in Goat Creek

The Shooting Star is one of the early blooming wildflowers in the high elevations of the Rocky Mountains of Idaho.  It reaches its peak in the last weeks of June each year.  This year is no different.

The Shooting Star is part of the primrose family. This species is named Primula jeffreyi.  The […]