We just completed a three day backpacking trip to the Sawtooth Mountains in Idaho. We hiked the Toxaway Pettite loop, staying the first night at Bow Knot Lake and the second at Alice Lake. We had 4 scouts and 4 adults. The young men were Caden Anderson, Bryson Barrett, Christopher Davis, and Jack Davis. Old folks were Owen Anderson, Steve Davis, Ben Hyde, and Blaine Hyde.
Overall, the trip went very smoothly except for a slight diversion (taking the wrong trail) just 1 mile in by the lead group of scouts that cost us couple of hours. The second night we were all startled from our sleep by and epic lightning and rainstorm, that largely missed us, but provided a spectacular light and sound show. After the storm passed the skies were perfectly clear and a couple of us enjoyed looking the brilliant stars.
The pictures below are some of the highlights of the adventure.
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| Getting ready to roll at Pettite Lake |
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| Steve and Christopher Davis all geared up |
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| Tin Cup Trail Head |
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| First water crossing after the "lost boys" were found |
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| Ben "Graceful" Hyde |
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| Backback adjustments |
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| Ben "GQ" Hyde |
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| Meadow near Farley Lake |
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| Reflection pond near Farley Lake |
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| Caden Anderson, Owen Anderson, Blaine "the buff" Hyde at Farley Lake |
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| Setting up camp at Bow Knot Lake |
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| Dinner at Bow Knot "Beef Stroganoff and Beef Stew" |
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| Ben "the black bear" Hyde setting up bear food line |
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| Caden and Owen Anderson father and son time |
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| Bryson Barret enjoying the view |
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| Jack Davis fishing at Bow Knot |
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| Blaine and Ben Hyde, father and son council |
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| Jack probably caught 50 fish, most about this size |
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| Sunrise at Bow Knot Lake |
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| Blain stretching or maybe Yoga? |
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| Perhaps the best view of the camp, looking up from the sleeping pads of the Hyde tent |
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| Pan size fish |
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| Toxaway Lake |
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| Group picture at the Toxaway Lake Falls |
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| Approaching the summit of Snowy Side Pass |
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| Looking down at Twin Lakes from Snowy Side Pass |
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| Lunch on top |
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| At the top, then descending to Alice Lake |
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| Christopher's very cold swim at Alice Lake |
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| Hunting and finding . . . |
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| Frogs! |
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| Alice Lake's El Capitan |
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| Dinner at Alice Lake, Spanish Rice and Chicken |
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| Sunsetting on El Capitan |
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| Evening Reflection on Alice Lake |
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| Tree Climb II |
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| Evening Charades |
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| Morning reflection on Alice Lake |
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| Breakfast, lots of oatmeal and hot chocolate |
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| Descending from Alice Lake |
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| Looking east to the White Clouds |
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| Soaking in the hot springs before our return home |
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