Idaho

Why in the world would anyone want to go to Idaho you may ask. I did as well until this past week. It is a hidden gem. Yes the southwest part is dry and flat and looks like west Texas, but the mountains in the rest of the state are awesome. This past week Jason and I travelled there to hike and camp in the Sawtooth mountains near Stanley, Idaho (Pop. 100). I will divide the blog into three parts to show more pics in total. It will be hard to narrow them down.

The first day we flew into Boise ( think blue football field) and then drove the 4 hours to Stanley where we stayed in a lodge with beautiful views of the Sawtooths and the Salmon river. The next morning we drove to the Sawtooth Lake trailhead and walked up the 5 miles and 1600 feet elevation to a beautiful alpine lake. They had had a lot of snow this year and parts of the trails were closed. We actually had to traverse large snowfields to get there and the lake was still 2/3 ice but was still well worth it. Then we walked back down and started on another trail up to lake Imogene. About 3 miles in we stopped and set up camp and had a great night except for the mosquitos and the 36 degree temp.