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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 […]

August 3rd, 2025 | Category: Idaho, Rocky Mountains, White Clouds, Wilderness | One comment - (Comments are closed)

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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