More Sawtooth Photos - Idaho
TreyHoff
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Back at the Sawtooth Mountains last Saturday to try a different vantage point. The temp was 8 degrees! There was heavy fog that covered the entire range before sunrise yet it started to lift 15 minutes after sunrise and finally cleared up after about 45 minutes.
Foggy Morning Sunrise on the Sawtooth Mountains
Early Winter across the Sawtooth Range
Morning Light on Baron Ridge
After photographing the Sawtooth front, my wife and I hiked 2 miles in 4" of snow to Hell Roaring Lake, but on the way up, the weather became overcast and the fog started to roll in. Thanks for looking!
Foggy Morning Sunrise on the Sawtooth Mountains
Early Winter across the Sawtooth Range
Morning Light on Baron Ridge
After photographing the Sawtooth front, my wife and I hiked 2 miles in 4" of snow to Hell Roaring Lake, but on the way up, the weather became overcast and the fog started to roll in. Thanks for looking!
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I love 3. I would take a slight crop off the top for balance.
2 and 3 are excellent as is, of course.
And I love the last one as is.
To my eye 2 and 3 are first class Sawtooth photos. I see a lot of excellent photos from there and the three I mentioned fit right in with the best of them.
Excellent job...well worth some cold toes....seriously your wife went with you...hang onto that one
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The sunrise shot is so unique, really showcasing the volatility of mountain weather.
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I like it the best as well....thanks. Thank you for that....it is so awesome just being there watching the weather change.
Thanks Zoomer! Yeah....she's a trooper and didn't complain while trudging through snow. After that hike I had to buy here better hiking shoes
Thanks Schmoo, at first you don't think you'll get a good picture, then all of a sudden the clouds move, the fog lifts and you're left facing an incredible scene.
Thanks everyone. Time to buy some snowshoes
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Agreed. Such a splendid variety of foregrounds, sage brush, forest, rivers, and of course the mountains are gorgeous.
How accessible are these areas in the dead of winter? Are the roads/passes open and if so are snow shoes required? I'd love to hit this spot on a trip to Yellowstone (from Seattle) during the winter.
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The only way to Stanley in the winter may be through Sun Valley, so you would have to come through Boise and exit at Twin Falls to Sun Valley then Stanley, then back to Sun Valley to West Yellowstone. Depending on the weather, you may have to wait until the highway from Sun Valley to Stanley is plowed. Check with Idaho 411 for road info.
To really see the Sawtooths up close, you'd need to hike 3-5 miles with snowshoes. There are some skiier/hiker yurts/huts available at the base of the mountains that sounds tempting to me, but these fill up fast and it's required to have a guide for 1st timers. The photos I took are about 1 mile off the highway above Little Redfish Lake.
Later in December I'm going to try the "Fishhook Creek Meadow" Hike, to get closer to Mt. Heyburn with the creek in the foreground. It's about a 4.5 mile round trip, but the 2 mile road to the trailhead may not be plowed, so I may need to hike another couple miles, or cross-country ski. If that's the case then one could cross-country ski the entire route....hmmm....now I may have to get some cross country skis.
If you want some more info or links, PM me. Maybe we can meet in stanley and partner up on a hike or two.