Promised pictures

Here are the pictures I promised I would post.  The first one is of the Centennial Range after the recent snows.

The next one is of Mt. Jefferson with the portrait of Pres. Jefferson laying down under a new blanket of snow.

The next is of Blue Creek Canyon at the Sand Creek ponds in its fall colors. 

                                  

The hunt was successful and enjoyed by all.  Just another wild adventure in Idaho.  But a good bath and shave along with a real bed feels good.  More to come later.

Sky Watch Friday - Centennial Mountains

On the border between the Big Sky valleys of southwestern Montana and the Island Park area of Idaho, lies a beautiful mountian range called the Centennials.  Here the Sunday snowstorm just begins to build up.  Now they are almost totally covered with from two to three feet of snow.  I will post pictures of the Centennials after I get back from my final two days of "roughing" it.

This is the view of Mount Jefferson from the southwest side.  It is a popular place for hiking in the summer.  This mountain range hosts the Continental Divide Trail that mostly follows the summit of these mountains.

Before it snows in the valleys around these mountain, the air has to saturate with moisture.  Then after the storm passes, the valleys are usually fog filled with the higher peaks rising above the mist.

Just another wild day in Idaho.