This month we had the opportunity to make two backpacking trips in the Sawtooth Mountains and the first one was up to Alpine and Sawtooth Lakes. We camped four miles in at Alpine Lake and then did a short day hike one mile farther to Sawtooth Lake for fishing and swimming. The girls stayed overnight with Donna and Tony and got to go to Dierkes Lake for a few hours of swimming and playing in the sun. We were very grateful for their generous offer to babysit, especially because the girls feel so much at home with them.
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| View of Stanley off in the far right corner |
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| Still lots of snow when you get up above 8000 feet |
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| First view of Sawtooth Lake behind me |
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| Can you spot the crazy, fearless squirrel? |
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| While Ryan was fishing he looked over at me and informed me that the crazy squirrel was right behind my head so I snapped a picture hoping to catch it in the frame. |
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| Ahhh... |
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| I was not as brave as Ryan to jump in to a lake with snow melting directly into it |
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| love this guy :) |
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| The mosquitoes were so persistent that we had to break out our "really, really good looking" bug nets. |
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| typical fishing moment for Ryan...going to all lengths to retrieve a lure. He did catch one fish that day. |
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| two things I am always fascinated by when backpacking: water droplets and twisty fallen trees |
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| Ice cream! at Red Fish Lake Lodge |
1 comment:
That is so awesome. Glad you had fun!
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