Fall Meets Winter in Sawtooth National Forest

I read the route description in the guidebook yet again. Douglas Lorain writes: “Ahead of you is one of the supreme alpine wonderlands in Idaho, and, in fact, it is probably the equal of any alpine area in the country—and I’ve been to most of them.” Lorain ranked the Big Boulder Lakes in Sawtooth National Forest 10/10 for scenery and his words in the book elicited imagery of sparkling lakes nestled beneath jagged mountains.

Sawtooth Wilderness, Backpacking Trips, IdahoSonja SaxeOctober 2, 2019 Comments

Photo Diary: A Weekend in the Sawtooth Wilderness

In late August Alex and I went on a road trip through Idaho and Wyoming to complete a few of our bucket-list backpacking trips. Our initial plan also included Glacier but the Howe Ridge Fire closed the west side of the park and we had to cancel our backpacking trip there.

Sawtooth Wilderness, Backpacking Trips, IdahoSonja SaxeSeptember 5, 2018Comment