Sawtooth Lake

If there is one lake in the Sawtooths you have to see, it is Sawtooth Lake.  My wife and I visited the lake 15 years ago, and again this past weekend.  Its about a 5 mile hike, and another mile around the lake to the best campsites, with about 1700' in elevation gain.  On this trip, our daughter Ciera (14) and son Jim (9) joined us.   The scenery didn't disappoint, and we were reminded of the cobalt blue of this deep lake, the biggest in the Sawtooths.  The lake is at 8500', which could have resulted in lows close to freezing.  It didn't freeze, but it was cold.  We camped below 10,200' Mt. Regan, shown in the third photo, which is a peak that Tuckie and I climbed pretty close to the summit 15 years ago.  This time we decided to sleep in and read books all day.