Thank you for bearing with me, as these posts not only come few and far between, but also very late.
Our second stop on our summer road trip en route to Red Lodge, MT, was Stanley, ID and the Sawtooth Wilderness. This area had very few year round residents and was very beautiful. I always thought John Day was tiny, but we've got little to complain about in comparison to the 63 residents of Stanley. We spent two nights in the area, and looking back on our trip should have spent at least another. The Sawtooth Wilderness offers plenty of recreational opportunities. We spent the evenings at a campground on Red Fish Lake, and spent our afternoons hiking.
Sawtooth Mountains, hiking up from Stanley Lake to Bridal Veil Falls. Hannah's hitching a ride with Daddy.
Hannah was rock climbing, and struck a pose. I think she was mocking me with her hands on her hips.
A family photo in front of the falls, but I didn't position the camera correctly. We got a nice family shot either way.
Hannah stretching her legs, and hiking along with us on the trail.
Beach combing at Red Fish Lake.
Hannah and I saying "cheese."
Robbie and Hannah hanging out and enjoying the view.
The next few shots are a bit messed-up, as the camera has a few issues occasionally. None the less, I've chosen to include them and represent our travels anyway. We did a day hike, to Bench Lake, about 8 miles round trip into the wilderness.
Break time, we were starving for lunch by the time we arrived to the lake. Luckily we had the view to ourselves, just like wilderness is supposed to be.
This photo reminds me of the quality of some photos I was in as a child.
Robbie having us pose for the camera.
Hannah hitching a ride on the way down. She actually fell asleep in the pack, she was like a limp noodle bopping around in there.
I got the camera positioned right this time. Much easier to stand behind a sign, then in front of the falls.
