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Grand Canyon, Best Friends, City of Rocks, the Sawtooth Mountains of Idaho, and Craters of the Moon - September, 2017

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September 8th 2017
Published: October 25th 2017
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In mid September of 2017 Anne and I traveled to the southwest with Anne's sister, Jane, to visit the North Rim of the Grand Canyon in Arizona and Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Utah. After these visits, and after seeing Jane off on her return flight, Anne and I went on to do a bit of hiking in Idaho. Below is a recap of where we went, what we saw, and a bunch of pictures from the trip. On... Read Full Entry



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Anne and I started our hiking trips back in 2001 and have managed to get two or three trips in each year since. Most of the trips were part of our quest to hike in all of the US National Parks, a quest we completed in 2015 with our trip to Alaska and the Gates of the Arctic and Kobuk Valley parks. At that time there were 59 parks. Since 2015 we have revisited some of our favorite areas and those have been blogged as well. Additionally, along the way we’ve taken a couple of trips to Canada where we hiked in most, if not all, of the Canadian National Parks in the Rocky Mountains. And then ... full info
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Across the Salmon River.Across the Salmon River.
Across the Salmon River.
The Sawtooth Mountains are hazy in the distance.
The Stanley Lake TrailThe Stanley Lake Trail
The Stanley Lake Trail
In the valley beyond the lake with the Sawtooths in the distance.
Stanley LakeStanley Lake
Stanley Lake
Pretty alpine lake just north of Stanley, ID.
Salmon River ValleySalmon River Valley
Salmon River Valley
From the Horton Peak Trail
The Salmon River ValleyThe Salmon River Valley
The Salmon River Valley
From the Horton Peak Trail
Along the Horton Peak TrailAlong the Horton Peak Trail
Along the Horton Peak Trail
Hit a good bit of snow on the way up at around 9:30 AM. Most had melted by the time we hiked back down the mountain.
From the Horton Peak summitFrom the Horton Peak summit
From the Horton Peak summit
Looking East toward the Lost River Mountain Range.
From the Horton Peak SummitFrom the Horton Peak Summit
From the Horton Peak Summit
Another looking East toward the Lost River range.
From the Horton Peak SummitFrom the Horton Peak Summit
From the Horton Peak Summit
Selfie
The Forest Service fire lookout on Horton PeakThe Forest Service fire lookout on Horton Peak
The Forest Service fire lookout on Horton Peak
The lookout was built in 1938 and is no longer used by the Forest Service.
From the Horton Peak SummitFrom the Horton Peak Summit
From the Horton Peak Summit
Looking at a small boomerang shaped lake just below the summit.
On Horton Peak SummitOn Horton Peak Summit
On Horton Peak Summit
Us
From the Horton Peak SummitFrom the Horton Peak Summit
From the Horton Peak Summit
Looking west across the Salmon River Valley with the Sawtooth Mts. in the distance.
The Lost River RangeThe Lost River Range
The Lost River Range
From the highway on the way to Arco, ID.
Long straight highway.Long straight highway.
Long straight highway.
From the highway on the way to Arco, ID.
Craters of the Moon National MonumentCraters of the Moon National Monument
Craters of the Moon National Monument
From the trail to the tree molds.
Craters of the Moon National MonumentCraters of the Moon National Monument
Craters of the Moon National Monument
A Tree Mold. The tree was burned away by the hot lava leaving this hole in the lava.
Craters of the Moon National MonumentCraters of the Moon National Monument
Craters of the Moon National Monument
Another Tree Mold.
Craters of the Moon National MonumentCraters of the Moon National Monument
Craters of the Moon National Monument
A horizontal tree mold can be seen lying from the lower left corner to the middle of the picture.
Craters of the Moon National MonumentCraters of the Moon National Monument
Craters of the Moon National Monument
Lava ripples.
Craters of the Moon National MonumentCraters of the Moon National Monument
Craters of the Moon National Monument
On more tree mold.



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