Story and Photos by Hayden Seder Exhausted and filthy, I collapsed on the shuttle dock at the far side of Redfish Lake. I tossed my backpack aside, unable to stand looking at it anymore. My three friends and
The Peak That Got Away Story and Photos by Bob Boyles Lady and I had gotten along just fine for about half of the five-day horseback trip up the South Fork of the Payette River, until she bolted
A Small Hand Proffered By Brittney Eggleston Photos by Karl Eggleston Sun shining, a breeze caressing my neck. Not a cloud in the sky on this July day in 2020, and we were able to get an early
It’s Not Like the Pictures Story and Photos by Maddie Bradshaw We drove around in the dark for what felt like hours. All the campsites were filled with people. It was around midnight when we realized we might
And Later Climbs in the Sawtooths Story and Photos by Ray Brooks “Rugged country,” a painter friend of mountaineer Robert Underhill said about Idaho’s Sawtooth Range in the early 1930s. “Awful rugged country. Miles and miles of sharp
After a Decade’s Wait By Michael Stubbs We hiked for five-and-a-half hours today. I’m tired and hot. My skin is crusted with the salt of my sweat. My arms stick to my shirtless sides. Nevertheless, I hesitate to
Running Down a Dream By Alice Schenk In last month’s issue of IDAHO magazine, Alice Schenk described her 2012 solo run of the Sawtooth Relay. This month, she recounts repeating the feat in 2013. June 8, 2013 In
Running Solo in the Sawtooth Relay By Alice Schenk If you can’t fly, run; if you can’t run, walk; if you can’t walk, crawl; but by all means keep moving. —Martin Luther King Jr. I check in at
A Mind-Body Experience By Nancy Owens Barnes For weeks, the Sawtooth & White Cloud Mountains Trail Map lay spread across my husband’s desk. He studied it hours at a time, following trails with his finger, supplementing the map
On the Centennial Trail Story and Photos by Michael Stubbs Tom Klein swore he wasn’t writing a book and wasn’t having a midlife crisis. He simply wanted to see Idaho on foot—nine hundred miles or more along the
