{"id":4829,"date":"2020-07-19T22:59:13","date_gmt":"2020-07-19T14:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/?p=4829"},"modified":"2024-08-29T00:11:24","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T16:11:24","slug":"20200719sawtooth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/2020\/07\/19\/20200719sawtooth\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 4 of 2020 Idaho Trip, Sawtooth Wilderness"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fourth day of my Idaho trip. I travelled along Idaho Route 75 farther up to Sawtooth Wilderness Today, hiking Sawtooth Lake trail while exploring a few lakes along the way with my drone.<\/p>\n

\"Sawtooth<\/a>

<\/br>Sawtooth Lake<\/p><\/div>\n

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While planning this trip, it seemed to me that most of the better hiking trails in Sawtooth National Forest were located in Sawtooth Wilderness, near the town of Stanley. I was interested in two particular day-hike trails, Sawtooth Lake Trail and Bench Lakes Trail. Unfortunately, the drive from my Airbnb in Hailey to Stanley was 1.5 hours, and after I spent the previous day resting and recovering, I only had one day left to visit Stanley region and hike one of the two aforementioned trails. Going with the popular option, I opted for Sawtooth Lake Trail.<\/p>\n

The drive from Hailey to Stanley passed through Galena Summit, at an elevation of 2652m (8701ft). Soon after that, there was a roadside turnout with magnificent views of Sawtooth Valley.<\/p>\n

Galena Summit Overlook<\/span><\/h3>\n
\"Mountains<\/a>

<\/br>\"Mountains<\/a><\/br>\"Mountains<\/a><\/br>Mountains to the West<\/p><\/div>\n

ID 75 Turnout<\/span><\/h3>\n

After descending from Galena Summit, Idaho Route 75 runs in Sawtooth Valley, mostly alongside Salmon River. This was a roadside turnout where I got the chance to launch my drone and appreciate the surrounding scenery.<\/p>\n

\"Salmon<\/a>

 \"Salmon<\/a><\/br>Salmon River<\/br>Last year on my road trip from Glacier Park to Salt Lake City, we drove alongside the same river for 21 miles. Here Salmon River was closer to its origin and resembled more in scale to a nameless creek.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

It\u2019s a humbling thought that the river was named after the breed of fish, traveling all the way from Pacific Ocean to these mountains to hatch.<\/p>\n

\"Sawtooth<\/a>

<\/br>Sawtooth Valley<\/p><\/div>\n

Pettit Lake<\/span><\/h3>\n

Before starting my hike to Sawtooth Lake, I made a final stop at the shores of Pettit Lake, a lake at valley elevation not far from Idaho Route 75. Most families come here for picnic or kayaking, but I stopped here so that I could view the lake from my drone.<\/p>\n

\"Pettit<\/a>

<\/br>Pettit Lake before Mountains<\/p><\/div>\n

\"McDonald<\/a>

 \"Parks<\/a> \"Imogene<\/a><\/br>McDonald Peak \/ Parks Peak \/ Imogene Peak<\/br>Beyond the lake were mountains of Sawtooth Wilderness.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Pettit<\/a>

<\/br>Pettit Lake<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Overlooking<\/a>

<\/br>Overlooking Pettit Lake<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Pettit<\/a>

<\/br>Pettit Lake<\/p><\/div>\n

With a drone, I flew across the 2km length of Pettit Lake in no time, reaching the rocks and forests of Sawtooth area.<\/p>\n

\"Hills<\/a>

 \"Hills<\/a><\/br>Hills of Parks Peak<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Valley\"<\/a>

<\/br>Valley<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Mountains<\/a>

<\/br>Mountains by Pettit Lake<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Pettit<\/a>

<\/br>Pettit Lake and nearby Yellow Belly Lake<\/p><\/div>\n

And my drone’s return from those pointy mountains was captured in this video:
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