It’s not yet time…

…for nice long hikes, that is.  While the snow on the valley floor and on the smaller peaks has disappeared, full hiking season isn’t quite upon us.  For the last two weekends I have attempted two long-distance hikes, only to be turned around by early afternoon thunderstorms.  So I’m sharing just a few brief images from a failed hike up Bald Mountain today.  No, not failed – I still got in about six miles.  By adding another four I would have made the summit.  Oh well.  Soon, summer will be fully upon Sun Valley and I’ll be wishing for rain!

In other brief news, I am heading to New Hampshire in July to visit friends and family. If you are one or the other and would like to hang out while I’m there, email me! Also, keep your eyes peeled for a photo essay of the cowboy poet, Ernie Sites, coming soon to the blog.

Lemhi doesn't usually wear a leash, but the dropoff on this lookout was intense!

The Big Wood River snaking through Ketchum.