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Redfish Lake & Sawtooth Mountains near Stanley, Idaho

Redfish Lake & Sawtooth Mountains near Stanley, Idaho

Redfish Lake is located a few miles south of Stanley, Idaho at the base of the Sawtooth Mountains.

June 14, 2007.

We are staying at Garrity RV-Park in Nampa 10-miles west of Boise. It was $21 per-night for FHU & Cable while every place else in the area seemed to start at $26 and rapidly go up. Garrity was just fine. It was clean, well managed, the sites were close but we were not there and didn't go outside except when heading to and from the automobile. There was a good number of permanent or long term in the campground but they were being managed properly thus were no problem. We would stay at Garrity again but those that like to spend the day and evening under the awning sipping cool ones might rather be in one of the other area parks. N43° 35.245' W116° 31.592'

We left the motorhome this morning and headed into the Sawtooth Mountains east of Boise. South of Boise we got on the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway and headed east along the Boise River stopping for lunch in Idaho City. After lunch we continued on the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Highway making our way through Lowman and the terrible scars left from the Lowman Fire of 1989 before reaching Stanley on the Salmon River. Once in Stanley we realized there was just too much to see and do there so we decided to get a hotel room in Stanley for the night. For us to do that we had to call the Garrity RV-Park in Nampa because we had planned to leave Nampa tomorrow thus have not paid rent for the site our motorhome is on and we will not be back in time to move it by check out time tomorrow. When Joyce called the RV-Park the man told us that if we were in Stanley we just had to drive out and visit Redfish Lake. Because of his recommendation we decided to check it out.

There are a number of lessons to glean out of the above paragraph. In case you missed them let me make sure that you do not go any further without absorbing those points.

Number one, when you are out for a few weeks or months in your RV you are hopefully with the one you love, your best friend. If that is the case you are there to have a good time, to see and experience things you have not seen and experienced. There is a good chance that you may never pass through the area again. This is a BIG country and there is a lot to see and do, take my word for it. So if you are in an area take the time to see and do EVERYTHING. Seriously, if you "hurry" down the road to the next "big-thing" you will miss some of the best things this country has to offer.

Number two, when you leave your RV on a long sightseeing excursion make sure you have the essentials in case you find yourself three or four hours from the RV when you realize you have another days worth of things to see and experience. Things like a cell-phone charger, toothbrush and a change of underwear..... plus whatever else, you think is absolutely necessary.

Number three, LISTEN to locals. In this instance, an employee back at our RV-Park told Joyce about Redfish Lake near Stanley. We LISTENED to him and are so glad we did. This is not the first time that locals have put us on absolutely wonderful things that you just will not find by searching the internet or reading travel books.

 

 

Redfish Lake and Sawtooth Mountains south of Stanley, Idaho

Redfish Lake and Sawtooth Mountains

 

 

I can see where Redfish Lake and the Sawtooth Mountains would be much prettier in the morning with the sun reflecting off those mountains.

 

Redfish Lake is named for the brilliant Sockeye Salmon that once came to spawn in such massive quantities that the lake appeared red.

 

 

So if Redfish Lake is where sockeye salmon came to spawn that means that the sockeye have traveled here from the Pacific Ocean.

That got me to thinking about the sockeye salmon's route from the Pacific Ocean. They had to enter the Columbia River around Astoria west of Portland, Oregon. They then had to make their way around 300-miles up the mighty Columbia River past Portland to Kennewick, Washington where the Snake River converges with the Columbia. The Salmon then had to swim another 300-miles or more up the Snake River past Clarkston, Washington and Lewiston, Idaho to Riggins, Idaho where the Salmon River meets the Snake River. At that point the sockeye salmon had to make another turn and head up the Salmon River to the headwaters of the Salmon River in the Sawtooth Mountains south of Stanley, Idaho. So here we are at Redfish Lake located at the foot of the awesome Sawtooth Mountains where snowmelt trickles down from the massive snowpack in the Sawtooths.

 

Redfish Lake and Sawtooth Mountains south of Stanley, Idaho

Redfish Lake and Sawtooth Mountains

 

 

 

 

 

You can thank Joyce for these pictures of Redfish Lake and the Sawtooth Mountains.

 

 

 

 

 

Redfish Lake and Sawtooth Mountains south of Stanley, Idaho

Redfish Lake and Sawtooth Mountains

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redfish Lake and Sawtooth Mountains south of Stanley, Idaho

Redfish Lake and Sawtooth Mountains

 

 

 

 

We can only imagine how absolutely beautiful these mountains would be in the early morning.

 

 

 

 

 

Redfish Lake near Stanley, Idaho

Redfish Lake and Sawtooth Mountains

 

 

 

 

On the far western shore we stumbled upon this wonderful sand beach. Of course the picture is facing east and the Sawtooth Mountains are behind us.

 

 

 

 

 

Redfish Lake south of Stanley, Idaho

Redfish Lake Stanley Idaho

 

 

 

How about this sandy beach on the shore of Redfish Lake in Idaho.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sawtooth Mountains near Stanley, Idaho

Sawtooth Mountains Stanley Idaho

 

 

 

 

This is a last look at the Sawtooth Mountains for today.

 

 

 

 

 

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