POTW: Longs Peak

The iconic Longs Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park.

POTW: T. A. Moulton Barn

T. A. Moulton Barn, a piece of history inside Grand Teton National Park.

POTW: Turquoise Lake

Turquoise Lake ~ Leadville, Colorado. Fall in the Colorado mountains where the aspens are starting to pop in the high country. Stella and I took a day trip to Leadville with the intent to hike along the shores of Turquoise Lake and fish. We were able to check one box, but not the fishing box. … Continue reading POTW: Turquoise Lake

POTW: Squaretop Mountain

Squaretop Mountain, as seen from the "Big Mango" on Green River Lakes. Looking southeast through the haze from wildfire smoke being blown in from Idaho and Montana. Squaretop Mountain is in the Bridger Wilderness, deep within the Wind River Range.

Idaho Panhandle~Canada Adventure

For the last three years, Larry and I had expressed interest in taking a summer trip to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. But the breadth of this adventure evolved into so much more than we had anticipated as we began planning it in March 2022 while in Aspen. It eventually tied in with the purchase of our … Continue reading Idaho Panhandle~Canada Adventure

POTW: Challis National Forest

A top Twin Peaks South looking into the heart of the Challis National Forest. The first stop along our Idaho Panhandle~Canada Adventure. The Salmon-Challis National Forest is one of the largest national forests in the continental United States and encompasses the majority of the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness.

POTW: Clark Fork River

The Clark Fork River: the origins start deep in southwest Montana near Butte, flowing northwest through the Bitterroot Valley and continuing a northwesterly flow past Missoula before emptying into Lake Pend Oreille, near Clark Fork, Idaho.