Crossing Snowyside Pass between Alice & Toxaway Lakes, Sawtooth Wilderness, Idaho, USA.

Crossing 9390-foot Snowyside Pass between Alice & Toxaway Lakes, in Sawtooth Wilderness, Blaine County, Idaho, USA. The blue water seen here is a pond in Farley Lake Creek, above Toxaway Lake which is hidden around the corner to the right. On October 6-7, 2020, starting from Tin Cup Trailhead, I hiked a clockwise loop 20 miles with an overnight stay at idyllic Twin Lakes. The first day to Twin Lakes was a moderate 7.4 miles with 2090 feet gain. The second day returned via Toxaway Lake and Farley Lake for 12.5 miles with 1260 feet up and 2940 feet down. For the most dramatic scenic build-up, I recommend backpacking 3 days counterclockwise staying at Toxaway Lake then Twin Lakes. (On a 2007 backpacking trip in August, we enjoyed staying 2 nights at Alice Lake and day-hiked to Toxaway.) The Sawtooth Range (part of the Rocky Mountains) are made of pink granite of the 50 million year old Sawtooth batholith. Sawtooth Wilderness, managed by the US Forest Service within Sawtooth National Recreation Area, has some of the best air quality in the lower 48 states (says the US EPA). This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.

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Crossing 9390-foot Snowyside Pass between Alice & Toxaway Lakes, in Sawtooth Wilderness, Blaine County, Idaho, USA. The blue water seen here is a pond in Farley Lake Creek, above Toxaway Lake which is hidden around the corner to the right. On October 6-7, 2020, starting from Tin Cup Trailhead, I hiked a clockwise loop 20 miles with an overnight stay at idyllic Twin Lakes. The first day to Twin Lakes was a moderate 7.4 miles with 2090 feet gain. The second day returned via Toxaway Lake and Farley Lake for 12.5 miles with 1260 feet up and 2940 feet down. For the most dramatic scenic build-up, I recommend backpacking 3 days counterclockwise staying at Toxaway Lake then Twin Lakes. (On a 2007 backpacking trip in August, we enjoyed staying 2 nights at Alice Lake and day-hiked to Toxaway.) The Sawtooth Range (part of the Rocky Mountains) are made of pink granite of the 50 million year old Sawtooth batholith. Sawtooth Wilderness, managed by the US Forest Service within Sawtooth National Recreation Area, has some of the best air quality in the lower 48 states (says the US EPA). This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.