Idaho Exposure

Hiking, Climbing, Backpacking, Snowshoeing, Backcountry Skiing. Photos by Thomas Oetzell; idahoexposure.com


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IMG_1710.jpg49 viewsOver 90 miles east southeast of Pinyon Pine Lookout, the Lemhi Range is seen on the horizon. The obvious drainage in the right forground points toward Bell Mountain (left) and Diamond Peak (right) on the skyline.
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IMG_1712.jpg45 viewsRed Bluff fire burning 31 miles northwest of Challis.
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IMG_1713.jpg35 viewsTo the south lies Stanley; south southwest, the crest of the Sawtooth is seen through smoke on the horizon.
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IMG_1715.jpg39 viewsClayton and Val, shielded from the wind, take in the view to the southeast.
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IMG_1721.jpg49 viewsWhite Mountain behind and right (southeast) of the Shower Bath fire burning 18 miles northwest of Challis.
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IMG_1723.jpg43 viewsThe flag ripping in a 35 mph plus west wind moments before Clayton lowered it. On the horizon, the Cascade Complex fire burns 18 miles northwest of Challis.
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IMG_1726.jpg53 viewsSmoke from the Red Bluff fire in the vicinity of the Middle Fork Salmon visible past Clayton and Val standing on the east balcony of the lookout.
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IMG_1731.jpg70 viewsBuffeted by the wind on the southeast corner of the lookout, Val stubbornly refuses to have a bad hair day.
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IMG_1738.jpg55 viewsVal on the north balcony; the Shower Bath fire burns to the east.
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IMG_1740.jpg47 viewsTranquil Cape Horn Lakes in late afternoon light.
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