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Old log cabin in the Sawtooth Mountains of Idaho
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Goat Lake Idaho Sawtooth Mountains
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Animal tracks in the snow and old cabin
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McGown Peak from Stanley lake Idaho
This is from another one of my annual trips in the Sawtooths in winter. Taken in January when it was very cold, how cold, I do not know, I had no thermometer. The day started at 3:00AM. I left home and made the long drive to the Stanley lake cut off. I was making good time until I saw the Elk. If you have ever driven to Stanley in January you will know that when they plow they cut the snow and blow it on the edge of the road. The snow bank on the end of the road is up to 7 feet high. Well, remember the Elk, he, was standing on top of a 7 foot bank looking down at my truck. Yikes, I slowed down.
Made it to the Stanley lake cut off 2 hrs before sunruse. I strapped my skies on and I was off. Did I mention that it was cold, it was so cold that the wind-chill my speed created from skiing was cooling me down. It was little spooky, I was making good time when I stopped for a drink of water. I was alone out there, it was pitch black, and there was a very thick fog. I heard a twig snap, still do not know what that was, anyway I finished my drink and headed toward the lake.
I get there well before sunrise. I wiped my face and realized that my hair was solid ice. I had no cap on because the skiing made me hot. I wanted to see what I looked like so I took a picture of myself. It was so frightening I deleted if off of the card.
The fog broke just after the sun crested the horizon. An boy what a treat it was. The sad thing is that I was the only one there to witness it. The happy thing is that I captured it now it is on Facebook for all to see.
Winter savage landscape
This scene I discoed along the shore of Stanley lake. Although with the ice and snow the lake is hardly recognizable. I was frustrated with the fog, waiting for it to clean, when I realized that it was pretty cool, in more ways than one. I can still feel the chill in my bones.
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