Photographs from the Sawtooth National Recreation and Wilderness Area in Idaho.
Nip and Tuck Sunrise
Summer sunrise over the Sawtooth Mountains from Nip and Tuck Road
Alpine Cathedral
An island in the middle of an unnamed lake is perfectly illuminated in the Sawtooth Wilderness.
Leah’s Lake Sunrise
For a moment, the sun broke through the morning’s storm clouds and illuminated the basin.
Leah’s Lake Clouds
Magnificent clouds and light painted a scene that so few see.
McGown Sunset Storm
A September storm passes the Sawtooths and lights up McGown Peak and the meadow below.
Goat Lake Sunrise
Morning light over the boulders that line the shore of Goat Lake in the Sawtooth Wilderness.
Backpacking Leah’s Lake
We marveled at the massive stack of granite across the lake from us.
Reflected Trees
One of the lake’s island backlit with crisp, alpine light.
Pettit Lake Sunrise
Morning glory of Pettit Lake in the Sawtooth Mountains.
Iron Creek Fog
Dawn over a fog covered Sawtooth Valley near Iron Creek.
Alpine Waterfall
The waterfall from Leah’s Lake was still a raging torrent mid-July.
Perfect Peak
Our conclusive view of Perfect Peak from the Leah’s Lake.
Snowyside Pass
Looking south over the Twin Lakes from Snowyside Pass.
Goat Lake
Rocky spines line the trail to the lake.
Hell Roaring Outlet
The view before crossing the Hell Roaring Lake outlet after an early season backpacking trip in the Sawtooth Wilderness.
Fishhook Sunset
Sunset over Firshook Creek in Idaho’s Sawtooth Mountains
Sawtooth Mountains Sunrise
Morning light over Williams and Merritt Peaks from Highway 21 in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area.
Imogene Waterfall
A waterfall near the inlet of Imogene Lake in the Sawtooths.
Sawtooth Mountains Sunrise
Dramatic July weather.
Trail Creek Lakes
Upper Trail Creek Lake, with Peak 9711 in the center.
Twin Lakes Sunrise
Sunrise over the lower Twin Lake in the Sawtooth Wilderness.
Imogene Shore
Summer light on the shore of Imogene.
Shrouded Heyburn
Mount Heyburn peaking through the fog.
Mount Regan
Mount Regan at 10,190′ towers 1755′ above Idaho’s iconic Sawtooth Lake.
Goodnight Sawtooths
A gloomy sunset over Fishhook Creek in the Sawtooth Wilderness.
Sawtooth Trees
A beam of sunlight shines through the trees in the Sawtooth Wilderness.
Finger of Fate
Backlit tree at our camp.
McGown Evening
Evening light shines through a meadow below McGown Peak and Stanley Lake.
Upper Baron Lake
Wispy clouds blanked the sky above the Upper Baron Lake.
Summer at Redfish Lake
A wispy cloud filled afternoon at Redfish Lake.
Spring hiking in the Sawtooth Wilderness.
Spring wildflowers along the Alpine Way Trail near Redfish Lake.
Alpine Lake
Lunch break at Alpine Lake.
Payette Peak
Payette Peak (10,221′) in the Sawtooth Wilderness.
Heyburn Fog
Mount Heyburn shrouded in fog above Redfish Lake.
Trail Creek Rock Face
Golden hour on the rocky cliffs at the far end of the lake.
