Sawtooth Mountains backpacking: Sawtooth Wilderness Loop
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ต.ค. 2022
- Sawtooth Mountains backpacking: Five days backpacking trip from the Tin Cup Trailhead, Pettit Lake: Pettit Lake, Farley Lake, Edith Lake, Imogene Lake, Sand Mountain Pass, Edna Lake, Vernon Lake, Ardeth Lake, Ten Lake Basin trail, South Fork Payette River trail, Virginia Lake, Hidden Lake, Toxaway Lake, Snowyside Pass, Twin Lakes, Alice Lake.
54.4 mi, 9,629 ft elevation gain.
Sawtooth Mountains - Sawtooth Wilderness -Sawtooth National Forest. Stanley, Idaho.
14-18 August 2022.
Link to the Alltrails itinerary: www.alltrails.com/explore/rec...
Itinerary:
Day 1: Tin Cup Trailhead - Pettit Lake, Yellowbelly trail to Farley Lake. Camp at Farley Lake 6.6 mi 1,350 ft elevation gain.
Day 2: Farley Lake, Yellowbelly trail and Edith Lake trail to Edith Lake; Edith Lake trail and Alice Lake Redfish Lake trail to Imogene Lake. Camp at Imogene Lake. Hike around Imogene Lake. Approx. 10 mi, 2,000 ft elevation gain.
Day 3: Imogene Lake Alice Lake Redfish Lake trail to Sand Mountain Pass, South Fork Payette River Trail to Edna Lake, camp at Edna lake. Ardeth lake Trail to Vernon Lake and Ardeth Lake; Ten Lake Basin trail to South Fork Payette River trail to Virginia Lake and Edna Lake. Approx. 15 mi, 2,900 ft elevation gain.
Day 4: Edna Lake, South Fork Payette River Trail to Virginia Lake, Mount Cramer Trail to Hidden Lake, return to Edna Lake. Edna Lake, South Fork Payette River Trail to Sand Mountain Pass, Alice Lake Redfish Lake trail to Toxaway Lake, Snowyside Pass and Twin Lakes. Camp at Twin Lakes. Approx. 15 mi, 3,500 ft elevation gain.
Day 5: Twin lakes, Pettit Creek Trail to Alice Lake, Pettit Creek Trail to Tin Cup Trailhead - Pettit Lake. Approx 8.5 mi, no elevation gain.
Hike Notes:
The Sawtooth are a joy to hike in the Summer. The trails are great and the mountains and the many lakes offer magnificent scenery. We hiked the Sawtooth for the first time in 2020. Since then I wanted to go back for more backpacking. The route of this trip did not follow an established "classic" itinerary of the Sawtooths; it was more of a personal choice to hike to specific lakes and areas I wanted to visit since our previous trip. I wanted to camp at Imogene Lake, Edna lake and Twin Lakes: they were all as beautiful as I expected them to be. My original plan was to also day hike to the Cramer Lakes but because I reached Pettit Lake at about 2 pm on the first day I had to make some adjustments.
I truly enjoyed my time in the Sawtooth. I know I will be back for more backpacking in both the Sawtooth and the nearby White Cloud mountains.
Music:
Memories of Her by David Celeste
Licensed by Epidemic Sound.
Gorgeous video, makes me remember a trip i took from the Grandjean trailhead up here in '20 with my uncle. Good times.
Glad you enjoyed the video. I love the Sawtooth. Great backpacking.
Absolutely gorgeous photography; you really captured the Sawtooth Mountains! I really enjoy your work, thank you for sharing!!
Hi Jen, Thank you, much appreciated!
Wow. I love the Sawtooths and you captured them beautifully. So often, we do too much narrating in our films. You let nature do the talking with those stunning shots.
@whistlepig Thank you much! I truly appreciate your comments as you totally understood the intent of our hiking videos. I took a look at your channel and watched the Pisgah's Art Loeb Trail video. Absolutely beautiful! You did a superb job capturing the beauty of the landscape and I thought your story telling was top notch! Subscribed. Different style and format, stunning none the less. Will watch more. Keep posting. Love your work. Enjoy your hiking.
Nice hike. Stunning video.
Thank you Jay!
I really need to make a trip to do the Sawtooth Wilderness Loop. So beautiful!
Go for it! The Sawtooth Wilderness Loop is a magnificent backpacking trip. Enjoy!
Thank you for all the trip details posted. New follower of your channel.
Thanks and welcome!
Sorry for my late reply I was out backpacking. Thanks and welcome!
Great video! I sure hope to get there one day. Generally, what weather conditions did you experience, specifically the temperature range, and any thunderstorms?
This was a mid August trip. Weather was hot and dry, no rain at all. But frankly some rain / thunderstorm is certainly possible in the Sawtooth in August. Temperature wise, highs were in the 80s and lows in the 40s, but highs around 70s and lows in the 30s would probably be common. Thanks for watching!
Loved the sounds of your boots 0:06
Cool. Enjoy the video! Cheers
Bravo! Great video! Thank you for the trip details, very interesting. What was your camera?
Thank you. Glad you liked it! I used a GoPro Hero 10, an iPhone 12 Pro and a compact Panasonic zoom camera. The combination of them helps me with different focal lengths, lighting and video shooting scenarios.
Looks awesome! How hot was it when you did this?
It was mid August, so definitely hot. Lows at night were in the 40s, highs in the 80s and sunny. Thank you.