Date: 2007-08-12
To: IDAHO
Miles today: 0.0

In August of 2007, a group of us decided to hike in Idaho's Sawtooth mountains. For the 4 future AT hikers, this was a great shake down on some of the early spring gear that we **planned** to use in 2008 AT hike. Besides the four future AT hikers, we were joined by a great group of people, who will be our support team next year on the AT. Here is a short format of the few weeks in Idaho.PS...I need a warmer sleeping bag for the early spring and late fall AT days!CheersTracyDay 1 - Beer in Airport - B-F team delayed - Found hotel next to Wall Mart - Stella is down to 42 more wall mart states to go.Day 2 - Stella, Faith, Issaic, NIkki, Chel and Tracy - drive to Stanley      - Stopped at every possible historical marker on the road. :-)      - Ranger station - 13 people turned into 12 Adults and one other.      - Apples and carmel next to the river      - Camp Pettit lake - dip in the now not so cold lake. Day 3 - National Park maps - not so good...5 mile hike turned into an 8 mile hike      - Everyone likes Tracy's fruit leather - Stella likes wax paper.      - Cool lake for a lunch      - GPS is accurate - yeah for T and Is.- Swam in lake - warm make-shift shower follow cold dip in the lake - Drove to town - and drove by Mary and Carolyn's car that was heading to the camp site- Faith, Chel and Is hijack a little kids raft.Day 4- Raft day - found a "most excellent" coffee shop (would be come our hanging out place)- When there are no rapids - how do you fall in the water - Faith?- stood up on Raft- Hot springs - cold swims - hot springs - cold river - hot spings - you get the idea- NIk arrive - Stella in Stanley looking for him.Day 5 - Climbed Horten Peak (10,000 plus feet) (BF Family, Synder Family, Mary, Carolyn and Tracy)   - Aspens   - beautiful views- Hot showers and laundry- Sizemores arrive- Pot luck for dinnerDay 6 - Ghost towns, boot hill, gold mining.- Dinner on the town at Smilie Creek Lodge - was a really good dinner - Thanks Greg!Day 7 - Start Hike- Stopped at Farley Lake- Jumping into the lake from a good jumping rock- THE SWIM - CALEB- Swim Chel - I said swim- It was longer then 25 to 50 yard Iss.- Found cool camp site due to the swim-Choir practice - hosted by Stella and Nik.Day 8- Hike to Toxaway Lake- Long Rock Kitchen- Nik read out loud to the group- choir practice again.Day 9- Crossed the 9,400 foot pass- Way cool rock scarmble- Carolyn and Tracy - lost on the talus field- Nic, Stella, Iss, Greg hike to top of Parks Peak (10,200ft)- First night at Twin Lakes- Stella in cold water - ah ah ohh ohh - higher and higher pitch- Nikki - SwamDay 10 -Stayed at twin lake- Tammy, Nikki and River stayed at camp- Everyone else climbed and summitted Snowy Side Peaks- Talus field went on forever- Stella sings "The HIlls Are Alive."- Jumped off rock into lake- choir practiceDay 11- 7 mile hike out- Mary - lost when the trail has no makers- No camp site at Pettiti lake- Nikki bought shakes - ahhh- Hot showers - Laundry- Red Fish Lodge (Posh)- Nic and stella find a great camp site on the river!- Nikki - Red wine and fences do not mixDay 12- Ice on water when we wake up...summer is gone in one day!- Mary heads home :-(- Getting warm in the van- Nic and Greg brought back coffee- Duckes (kayaks) to camp site- River (dog named river) in the Kayak with Greg and Lydia- Birthday celebration - Thanks Carolyn!- Rapids   - Chel and Nikki swim   - Tracy and Tammy swim   - Faith swims - Nic hangs on- Tammy still talking to Tracy- Hot springsDay 13- Sizemores leave- Rest to Fish Hatchery- More historical sites- Hotel 6-Pizza, swim pool, showers, beer, TV, chillin time