By: Marc Bowen This is fairly new territory for me. I’ve never done much in the way of writing other then in a journal years ago. I have created and published a number of photo journal books over the years though so am not totally unfamiliar with the mechanics of publishing. But this is a […]
My wife Renae and I left our home in Eastern Idaho and drove to St George Utah in early February to spend time with our friends, Scott and Ivy. Near their home are multiple state and national parks, national monuments and conservation areas. The first morning the weather was overcast with a little rain. Scott […]
By Marc Bowen Phelps Lake Loop Trail To Phelps Lake Overlook Trail Location – Laurance S Rockefeller Preserve Round trip – 9.5 miles Trailhead Elevation – 6405 feet Total Elevation Gain – 870 feet Highest Elevation – 7200 feet Trail Difficulty Rating – 10.94 Moderate to Strenuous When thinking about where to hike this month […]
By Marc Bowen I’ve written about Cress Creek Trail before. If you haven’t read that post please do so. Just click this link: Cress Creek Nature Trail. It’s the first hike I do each year mostly because its close to home and at lower elevation. It’s an easy first hike even in the snow and can be […]
By Marc Bowen I’ve written about Cress Creek Trail before. If you haven’t read that post please do so. Just click this link: Cress Creek Nature Trail. It’s the first hike I do each year mostly because its close to home and at lower elevation. It’s an easy first hike even in the snow and can be […]
By Marc Bowen My friend Scott and I decided to spend three days in Grand Teton National Park and just travel around the area stopping anywhere we felt like shooting, all hours of the day and/or night. We would not purchase lodging anywhere but would sleep in Scott’s truck (when and if we took time […]
A couple of weeks ago I drove up to Mesa Falls, about a 45 minute drive from where I live. This area is located just north of Ashton Idaho on the Mesa Falls Scenic By Way. What a beautiful drive, most of it along the Henry’s Fork of the Snake River. After you pass the Bear […]
By Marc Bowen Last Fall Hike Of The Year I did a late fall hike several days ago near Ririe, Idaho but didn’t want that to be my last hike of the year. See my blog post Cress Creek Rim – Fall Hike My son and I did a hike together in the Sawtooths in August […]
By Marc Bowen Volcanic Tuff Cone In east Idaho near the town of Menan are twin buttes known as the North and South Menan Buttes. The north butte is also known by locals as “R” Mountain because of the big white ‘R’ painted on its north face. The south butte (the smaller of the two […]
By: Marc Bowen About three weeks after hiking into Surprise and Amphitheater Lakes I decided to hike the Leigh Lake trail. ( In the photo above is Leigh Lake ). I have gotten into the habit of arising early enough to be at the trail head by daylight but didn’t think about the fact that […]
By: Marc Bowen Two weeks ago I hiked Palisades Creek Trail into Lower Palisades Lake. To read more about that hike please click the link Late Spring Hike To Lower Palisades Lake. That post has a lot of photos I shot along the four miles of trail between the trailhead and lower lake. This morning I […]
A couple of weeks ago I drove up to Mesa Falls, about a 45 minute drive from where I live. This area is located just north of Ashton Idaho on the Mesa Falls Scenic By Way. What a beautiful drive, most of it along the Henry’s Fork of the Snake River. After you pass the Bear […]
By Marc Bowen Its been two months since I wrote my first blog post of the year. At that time there really wasn’t very many places to hike in Eastern Idaho that didn’t have snow on the ground. I did an easy but fun hike in the snow on Cress Creek Trail the first part […]
By Marc Bowen Its been two months since I wrote my first blog post of the year. At that time there really wasn’t very many places to hike in Eastern Idaho that didn’t have snow on the ground. I did an easy but fun hike in the snow on Cress Creek Trail the first part […]
