Idaho Exposure

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


Last additions - "Epic White Cloud Backpacking Loop" revisited, August 27, 2023
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DSCF0628.JPG9 viewsThe trail ascends to this point overlooking Strawberry Basin, with the first views of the White Cloud Peaks.Sep 11, 2023
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DSCF0627.JPG10 viewsThis is the second time I have come across tents on the plateau above Strawberry Basin to the north. The views are nice, but there is no water here.Sep 11, 2023
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DSCF0626.JPG10 viewsThe Sawtooth range on the horizon, across the Sawtooth Valley, a bit further north.Sep 11, 2023
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DSCF0624.JPG11 viewsAcross the Sawtooth Valley, one can see Mt. Cramer on the north and Snowyside Peak to the south. The latter in encountered on the Petit-Toxaway loop between Alice and Toxaway Lakes. The 11 mile road leading to Fourth of July Creek trail head climbs the drainage in the center of the photo.Sep 11, 2023
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DSCF0621.JPG12 viewsThe cross-country route climbs north, north west from the Fourth of July Creek trail head. After a 40 minute climb, one reaches this saddle southwest of Blackman Peak.Sep 11, 2023
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DSCF0623.JPG12 viewsLooking east toward Fourth of July Lake.Sep 11, 2023
   
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