On a recent backpacking trip to Sawtooth Lake, a friend and I encountered dozens of other hikers, several other backpackers and a couple of trail runners. When we got to Sawtooth Lake right around ...

How Idaho preserved Sawtooth mountains 50 years ago In the late ’60s and early ’70s, Bill Platts’ job was to survey dozens of lakes in and around Central Idaho, examining their water quality and the ...

The Sawtooth National Recreation Area, known for its scenic views and numerous outdoor opportunities, turns 50 this month. Whether you’re heading up to the area to celebrate the anniversary or you’re ...

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STANLEY, Idaho — The Bench Lake Fire continues to burn in the Sawtooth wilderness near Stanley. As of Thursday evening, it had burned 2,037 acres and was 8% contained. Firefighters are set up at an ...

Nothing quite beats the feeling of waking up to a calm, quiet, high-mountain lake, like this scene at dawn on a trip in 2021 to Sawtooth Lake in the Sawtooth Wilderness in the Sawtooth National ...

Something was happening in the White Clouds, a remote mountain wilderness near the Sawtooth Range. Boyd Norton, then a research physicist at the Idaho National Laboratory, got a call informing him ...