Bodacious and abrasive, the Sawtooth range erupts in a chaotic splash of glaciated rock well above the Salmon River. Flats of lodgepole pine climb gently to the foot of granite cliffs , sheared to knife edged ridges and ragged spires. My climb to Sawtooth lake was a popular one for good reason. A ten mile round trip was perfect in this range.
Sawtooth Lake is the post card image you'll sweat for. Although the mosquitoes at the lake during lunch were phenomenally bad, the view held it all in check. This is the biggest lake in the mountain range and the central peak is framed by bulky peaks my camera couldn't capture.
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