winter in september ??

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it's gonna be hard to top the pictures i got in canada but it sure is fun trying. the weather has been getting pretty chilly along with snow which has chased me south much sooner then i had planned. i came back to the states thru montana and skipped thru glacier national park, idaho and mount ranier. i'm in central nevada now and the 20's at night are still with me. the terrain has changed drastically from up north. there's still alot of mountains but very few trees which means no camp fires. think i'll go visit an old friend in phoenix via zion national park and the north rim of the grand canyon. we'll be in touch later.

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Photos

the sunsets just kept getting better
skies like i've never seen before

the largest tree in idaho
this is a western red cedar that is 3000 years old, 177' tall and over 30' around.

hazy days and mondays.....
make for less then great pictures. you could sometimes smell the fires that were burning many miles away.

spanish moss filled tree
i camped under this tree for one night-not only was it a little creepy but the humidity had to be 100%

elk river falls
this is the tallest falls in idaho. its a group of three these being the lower falls

elk river falls
this is the middle falls-i had already hiked 4 miles and couldn't make it to the upper falls

definite drought
this lake is every bit of 50' below it's normal level

the dent bridge over the clearwater river
they told me this bridge replicates the golden gate bridge

lumberjacks
i had never been to a lumberjack contest before and was impressed to see these guys race up the poles like squirrels

and lumber"jills"
i was more impressed by these gals

sunrise over cascade lake
this was my last camp in idaho

the sunsets just kept getting better
again at the southfork camp near elko, nevada

echo's playground time
he's been bugging me to take him to the playground so i finally gave in

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[marty]

adventure overdrive
finally caught up....due 2 the access of a computer. pics. impresssive. echo entertaining. look forward 2 updates. who hogs the covers??? probably echo......