Idaho Exposure

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

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IMG_4533.JPG4 viewsThis was one of two Indian Paintbrush I saw on the entire hike. The red was so prominent, I thought someone had lost a red nylon bad of some sort.
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IMG_4611.JPG4 viewsThe wind carves delicate fins in the sandstone which traps the windblown sand in pockets. The fins are easily broken by a hiker's misplaced step.
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IMG_4687.JPG4 viewsUnlike many of the canyons we have negotiated this trip, Lick Wash has Ponderosa Pines and Douglas fir.
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IMG_5166.JPG4 views"Bobbie Sox" trees, killed when minerals in the runoff from nearby thermal features plugged the trees' bases, leaving them white; Artist Paint Pots trail.
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IMG_5178.JPG4 viewsFlash Spring; Artist Paint Pots trail.
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IMG_5211.JPG4 viewsThe Artist Paint Pots; the second of a pair of mud pots located up the hill along the trail. The mud was thinner due to rain less than an hour before.
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IMG_5215.JPG4 viewsOne of several hydrothermal pools on the northwest section of the Artist Paint Pots trail. Color is the result of silica suspended in the water.
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