Hiking the Sawtooth Wilderness Grandjean Trail to Trail Lake
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- Опубліковано 16 вер 2024
- So all my plans for the last two years were thrown out the window. I wanted to backpack the Tin Cup Hiker in the Sawtooth Mountains for a while now but over Labor Day weekend in 2022, a lightning strike hit the dry leaves on the ground causing a massive forest fire that stopped all hiking around that trailhead. It went from 10% containment to 4% containment over night. I had back up plans to hike Redfish Lake to the alpine lakes near by but that also went up in flames- no pun intended. The back up to the back up plans at Goat and Sawtooth Lake were smoked out as well.
After asking for suggestions, the kind folks at REI Boise told me McCall might be a good place to go hiking so I was set to go until I met some nice folks over at the Sourdough Lodge in Lowman who told me that also was ON FIRE.
I gave up all my intentions to backpack in Idaho and just simply day hike every location I can get to, which I did. In this video I hiked the Grandjean Trail to Trail Lakes. It was an uphill battle all the way to the top but the views and crystal Pepsi lake water made it worth every cramp, sweat and burnt calorie.
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// Aurora - Micheal FK
I’m lazy, I’m kind of "bushcrafting" but hopefully I’m not stupid.
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1:26 beginning of the hike
6:40 end of hike
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Wow, this upload looks just stunning as well as narration! You have brilliant channel!
Thank you my friend! Appreciate the watch and comment!
Very beautiful nature
Thank you!
Amazing!
Thanks man!
It has been a frustrating time for many during the pandemic. I had planned a seven week trip in the eastern parts of the USA describing a loop from Miami north to Bar Harbor, west to Lake Superior and south to New Orleans before returning to our start. While most of the ground I had covered before there were the last two of the lower 48 I wanted to explore. When travel stopped I cancelled and then re-booked everything for the following fall. Once again I had to cancel. As I had retired I had booked several more trips which I had to abandon. Now I am trying to make up for the lost time I find age related health concerns becoming more prominent. All through my life I have tried to make the best of what I have (which is a lot less than many). I too have not excelled academically or entered a prominent profession. I have though tried to enjoy life and make the most of opportunities that came my way. Every chance I had to travel and explore I took and, even though it was usually on a shoestring, I enjoyed. Your trip might not have been what you planned but this walk you did looked amazing. Your way of presenting what you encounter is really engaging. I watched with envy as you crossed the streams. Years ago I would have run across these but now as I get older my balance is not what it was and I just have got wet. Make the most of each day. They will not all be great but most of them can be quite good. Have a great day!
Ivor, your comments are always thoughtful and filled with wisdom that I will learn from. I envy your videos because you are worldly. The boring cliche thing to say is “age is nothing but a number” and to a certain degree that is true, however it’s the effort you put into your work that puts you above just an age. Your willingness to travel so much is admirable and I hope to follow in such foot steps. Thank you for this.
I sunk a couple of beers, in the stream about 75' up from the bridge, some one took them. When wete you up there? FWIW: Trail Creek Lake used to be the cover photo fkr the Idaho State Hwy map. Think the valley and lake burned around 1998 and recovery is still ongoing.
Haha, damn that sucks! I was up there literally almost a year ago in a few days. The nature in Idaho spoke to me and I wish to go back soon! Sorry about your beer!