These are a collection of photos I have gimped. Though the use of The Gimp, I crop all the images to fit the resolution of my main desktop, 1920x1080 and then mess with color levels to try to bring out the most of the photo. It is a learning process as I mess with different ideas and...

Cache Peak is a 10,339 foot peak towering south of the Snake River near the Idaho/Utah boundary. Cache Peak is located in the Albion Mountains and is the highest peak south of the Snake River in Idaho. Being a ten thousand foot plus peak and the highest in the local region it was a climb we have talked about from time to time, and the time ended up begin the night of August 25th,...

The Seven Devils are a group of rugged mountain peaks located between the Snake River and the Rapid River. The peaks top out at an elevation of 9400 feet and drop steeply into Hells Canyon to an elevation around 1000 feet. Though not the highest of peeks in terms of elevation, there is no lack of relief and steep rocky crags to climb around. The access to the peaks is from Windy...

Mount Loening is the tallest peak on the Tango Peak Ridge located roughly between Loon Creek and the West Fork to the Yanky Fork of the Salmon River. This set of peaks, located on a southern nob of the Frank Church, seems to see less traffic than the adventure 'hot' spots which I do enjoy. Mount Loening was going to be our first summit of the season, and I was looking forward to...

Sawtooth lake is a large and deep lake (about 3/4 mile long) high in the Sawtooth Mountains. It is usually accessed via a 6 mile walk from the Iron Creek trail head just out side of Stanley. The size of the lake, scenic beauty and easy accessibility make it a popular destination by day hikers and backpackers.

Our approach to Sawtooth lake was from the back...

Boulder Chain Lakes are a part of the many lakes scattered around the peaks of the White Cloud mountains. Our access the the lakes was from the East Fork of the Salmon River. From the east fork you can follow Little Boulder Creek most the way to the Lakes. At the fork of Boulder Chain Lakes Creek, you then follow it north into the lakes. The chain lakes include Waterdog Lake, Willow...

Chamberlain Basin was the heart of the portion of the Frank Church Jason and I backpacked across. Our ten day, 100+ mile adventure took us from the South Fork of the Salmon River up and over into Chamberlain Basin. From there we worked our way to Big Creek, which we followed to the Middle Fork of the Salmon River. From the Middle Fork we worked our way into the Big Horn Crags where...

Hyndman Peak was once believed to be the highest in all of Idaho. Yet standing at an elevation of 12,009 feet, it comes in number nine and is the smallest of the nine 12,000+ peaks in Idaho. Despite all this it is the tallest peak in all of the Pioneer Mountains in which it resides. So on a weekend near the end of July my band of friends and I went to climb the smallest twelve...

Thompson Peak is the highest peak in the Sawtooth Mountains and as such its summit was a prime target for adventure. Located in the northern reaches of the Sawtooths, the summit tops out at an elevation of 10,751 feet. Thompson Peak is accessible from the north via Goat Creek. You can reach Goat Creek from the Iron Creek trail head just outside of Stanley. From there you follow the...

The Bench Lakes are a group of lakes that are located on a few 'benches' above Red Fish Lake and below Mount Heyburn in the Sawtooths. The lakes are up a canyon accessible from the Red Fish Lake Lodge. Though the mantained trail only makes it to the lowest of the lakes, there is an unmarked trail that you can follow via blazes and cairns to reach the upper two lakes.

Cape Horn is an area on the edge of the Frank Church Wilderness Area, near the head waters of the Middle Fork. Cape Horn summit is accessible north of Stanley off of Idaho State Highway 21. Our approach of the summit was to first pack to Collie Lake from the Marsh Creek trail head. To get to Collie Lake you follow the Marsh Creek trail about 1-2 miles. There you will cross the...

Photos from my trip though Europe.

The following are a collection of photos from over the years.