Blackmare Lake

Blackmare 2023 Day 2

I didn’t have any alarms set for the morning to wake me up. Even though I did plan on hiking,…

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Backpacking, Blackmare Lake, Boise National Forest, Boots, Essay, Exercise, Hiking, Idaho, Nature Photography, Photos, Snow, Weather

Blackmare 2023 Day 1

Usually, in April and May, Ambrose and I like to get out for a few training hikes. This year, we…

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Blackmare Lake, Essay, Flowers, Hiking, Idaho, Kennally Creek Campground, Nature Photography, Payette National Forest

Blackmare Lake July 2016 – Days 3 and 4

On Sunday, I wanted to have a day of rest to prepare myself for the solo trip I would undertake…

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Blackmare Lake, Boise National Forest, Hiking, Idaho, Kennally Creek Campground, Nature Photography, Photos

Blackmare Lake July 2016 – Day 2

We woke ourselves up with the help of the camera’s alarm. I had managed to forget the altimeter/barometer with its…

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Blackmare Lake, Boise National Forest, Flowers, Hiking, Idaho, Nature Photography, Photos

Blackmare Lake July 2016 – Day 1

I took Friday off of work and we ended up driving up midmorning. Well, a bit closer to noon than…

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Blackmare Lake, Boise National Forest, Hiking, Kennally Creek Campground, Nature Photography, Photos

Blackmare Lake – Day 3

Hard to say goodbye to such a beautiful lakeside spot.  I expected Ambrose to wake me, but I actually got…

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Blackmare Lake, Flowers, Idaho, Kennally Creek Campground, Nature Photography, Payette National Forest

Blackmare Lake – Day 2

Ambrose woke first, of course, but he didn’t wake me. Today was going to be a day of hanging out…

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Blackmare Lake, Flowers, Idaho, Nature Photography, Payette National Forest

Blackmare Lake – Day 1

We drove up to Kennally Creek Campground after I got off of work on the 2nd. It isn’t a terribly…

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Blackmare Lake, Idaho, Kennally Creek Campground, Mushrooms, Payette National Forest