Hiking to Lower Stevens Lake in Idaho

Just south of Murray, Idaho - in the Silver Valley are a series of alpine lakes beneath Stevens Peak. Upper and Lower Stevens' lakes are easily accessed by trail and I decided to finally take a hike to these lakes that I had seen so many times from the summit above. This area is located in the Rocky Mountains as they pass through Idaho and Montana into Canada and is one of the most underrated natural areas in the United States.
Here is the AllTrails info for this hike: www.alltrails.com/trail/us/id...
Boots: Keen Targhee 2 Mid-Height
Sandals: Keen Targhee 3 Closed Toe Hiking Sandals
Episode 16 | Filmed September, 2023 | Murray, Idaho (USA)
0:00 - Introduction
0:49 - Getting started
1:42 - Solo Hiker Safety Tips
2:20 - Wildlife Signs
3:00 - The Front Desk (Waterfall)
4:03 - Pitfalls of Being First on the Trail
5:27 - Using AllTrails App
5:55 - Idaho is so Beautiful
6:50 - History of the Silver Valley
7:18 - Spokane Mountaineers Maintain the Trail
8:13 - The Trail Flattens Out a Bit
9:21 - Lost and Found (Waterfall)
10:06 - Ignore the trail markers
10:32 - I think I Lost Something
11:32 - Downloading a Map in the Woods
11:55 - A Fork in the Trail
12:40 - The Big Lake Reward Reveal!
13:31 - It is time to swim (62 degree water)
14:47 - I spotted a jumping rock
15:24 - Time to swim, again!
16:50 - Hiking out, hike stats (elev gain, distance)
18:07 - A Fork in the Trail, revisited
18:39 - The Watchtower (Waterfall)
20:37 - Naming Waterfalls
22:37 - The Escalator (Waterfall)
24:30 - Pack it in, Pack it out (Dog Poop)
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[@latrishahuckaby8349]

❤Thanks for taking me to this lovely place ❤It reminds me of the hiking I did when I was younger ❤Love your adventures ❤

[@NickGoesFar]

I'm so glad that you enjoyed it! This was a great hike and truly was like being in Paradise - despite the cold water temps

[@suecav421]

Pretty area to hike. Love the video.

[@NickGoesFar]

Thank you! It was really an amazing hike - I'm glad the weather held out!

[@katelynhoward5956]

Better to leave the Dogs business tossed off to the side versus left in plastic. Great adventure!!

[@NickGoesFar]

That was my thinking too! Better to just let it break down in nature than leave baggies all over the parking lot.

[@majordave4789]

What app do you use for maps, that was a cool tool.

[@NickGoesFar]

Are you talking about the topo I showed? That was on the AllTrails app. Or later in the video when I downloaded the offline map? That was just Google Maps.

[@majordave4789]

@nickgoesfar i went back and watched it, you actually say, "I'm on alltrails" lol thanks. Great video btw.