Redfish Lake Lodge Stanley

A november visit to bear valley hot springs. The road over the mountain at in between lowman and stanely had snow on it, and it was snowing there. There was about 6" or snow on the road, but as we dropped down into tht valley, the snow levels receded to about 3/4".

We parked at the trailhead and took the treacherous path, then ...

... My night bike ride with Brian... up the shoreline trail... cool!

Mountain valleys filled with alpine flowers...

Buzzing sounds of hummingbirds as they busily zipped by...

Cool and fresh and clean air...

Watching the bison herd graze on the shores of the Salt Lake...

Soaking in the hot springs for a few hours...

Cracking open open a microbrew in the evening hours...
Redfish Lake, Idaho, United States cotafamily4

... 13 of us sat on crude wooden benches under the stars enjoying the night air and his story. When the program was over, we walked back under the biggest star filled sky I can remember. The blackness of the backround was intensified by the absence of any light from towns or cities. We were unable to walk more than a hundred paces without stopping to look up at the Milky Way and the contellations. It was one of the highlights ...

I had intended to get up before sunrise this morning to go take some photos. I didn't wake up until 7:30am which was WAY after sunrise. But I didn't want to waste my early morning rise so I headed out to take some photos since I did bring my "good" camera all this way.

... to make ourselves scarce. So to kill time, Grandma and I made the hour drive over to Ketchum. Later that evening, Sara and Bill were surprised by not only our being in Stanley but also Sara's elementary school chum Kay Williams. It was quite the surprise!!!

... surprising and good to know that managing your sluff would be necessary.
Jacobi and Catarina scooted through a pinner of a pinch and into another delicious finger couloir and apron.
Our day continued climbing up the South face of Williams, where some billygoated to the summit. The South Face of Williams offers long wide open chutes pierced with granite spires. Well over 2000 feet of vertical was easily accessed via bootpack in these spring ...

... Honduras. High points: stepping in a water-soaked dirty diaper. In the middle of the street. Bonuses: Dirty beaches, crowds, bad and overpriced food, and Rollie, the angriest, most disgruntled hostel owner in all of Central America. 7. Hotel Nieves Blancas in Santa Rosa de Copan, Honduras. The worst hotel of our trip, we had to eat the money and go somewhere else. Bugs, damp bed, mold covered walls. The "alternate" room ...

... would have been just as good 2 hours earlier! When the fire was finally lit, everyone went to bed! We sat by ourselves for a while trying become one with the fire....but got a little boring! Just like ever other day we woke up....... unlike every other day however we were awoken to a small herd of elk wandering around our campsite, right up close to the bodies prawled around the ground!! Hippie brekkie sucks!!!! Fruit is boring..... and gronola is ...

... sitting pool that was created, the temperature varied between about 115 and 70. So we were striking out (and remembering Vulcan Hot Springs with fondness). But at Sunbeam we chatted with a couple who told us about a cedar tub sitting in the Salmon, fed by a pipe from a hot spring above. We thought we got their description, but it took looking at about seven spots along the road before, voila!, we spotted it. It turned out to be a trick to park - just barely room on a ...

... was beautiful, and being a sunny Saturday, a bit busy with people rafting, camping, driving, and ... sitting in hot springs. Again, being Saturday, the roadside hot springs were being frequented by day-trippers, rafters and travelers; really kind of a bizarre scene. We got it in our heads that we would get to the Sacagawea Hot Springs near GrandJean - a site at the foot of the Sawtooths - Sawteeth? -. As we ...