Idaho Exposure

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

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IMG_4402.JPG6 viewsAt 7:45 pm, still in the canyon, it is evident we are losing the light!
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IMG_4403.JPG6 viewsThe river reflects the skylight.
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IMG_4411.JPG6 viewsAt 8:02, I am reaching the lower light limit for my DSLR without a tripod. Soon we put on headlamps. We hiked almost 2.5 more hours before seeing a faint flicker on a high rock formation on the river right side. It turned out to be a campfire at White House Campground. We arrived at our camper about 10:30 pm, completing our 21 mile adventure.
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IMG_4497.JPG6 viewsHeading up the wash southwest from Cottonwood Cove Trailhead.
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IMG_4678.JPG6 viewsA short distance into Lick Wash, we enter the slot. There is mud on top of ice, up, out of the streambed.
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IMG_4692.JPG6 viewsThis Ponderosa Pine was brought down during a recent period of high water.
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IMG_5151.JPG6 viewsDownstream from Gibbon Falls.
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