Payette National Forest

4th of July 2023 – Cuddy Mountain

My husband and I don’t typically camp or backpack over the 4th of July weekend. This year, the holiday fell…

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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

Stump Lake Day 3

Around 4 in the morning, I had to get up to pee. When I got back to the tent, I…

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Blackmare Lake Becomes Stump Lake Day 2

Though we were both pretty cold overnight, it wasn’t too hard to get up the next morning. In part because…

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Blackmare Lake Day 1

I set off on a Thursday morning to go pick up my friend from her house. When I got there,…

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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