By: Marc Bowen Hike to Holly Lake Trail location: Leigh Lake Trail Roundtrip length: 13 miles Trailhead elevation: 6875 feet Total elevation gain: 2575 feet Highest elevation: 9424 feet Trail difficulty: 18.15 (strenuous) *above info provided by TetonHikingTrails.com Getting There I left home this morning at 4:30 am so I would arrive at the trailhead […]
By Marc Bowen Off The Beaten Path Not far from Ririe Idaho and next to the south fork of the Snake River is a well known and very family-friendly trail called Cress Creek Trail. This trail is definitely ‘the beaten path’. I’ve written about this popular hike several times so won’t talk about it much […]
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 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 […]
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 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 Hike to Holly Lake Trail location: Leigh Lake Trail Roundtrip length: 13 miles Trailhead elevation: 6875 feet Total elevation gain: 2575 feet Highest elevation: 9424 feet Trail difficulty: 18.15 (strenuous) *above info provided by TetonHikingTrails.com Getting There I left home this morning at 4:30 am so I would arrive at the trailhead […]
By Marc Bowen Off The Beaten Path Not far from Ririe Idaho and next to the south fork of the Snake River is a well known and very family-friendly trail called Cress Creek Trail. This trail is definitely ‘the beaten path’. I’ve written about this popular hike several times so won’t talk about it much […]
By Marc Bowen My favorite time of the year is fall. It’s also one of the busiest times of the year for me. So I don’t always get the opportunity to get over into the parks to photograph fall color. In Grand Teton NP the autumn colors usually peak the 2nd, 3rd or 4th week […]
By Marc Bowen Teton Canyon This is the third time in a month that I have driven up this canyon. I grow to love and appreciate this area more every time I come here. Its beautiful. It’s easy to get to and some of the best hikes in this part of the country are just […]
By Marc Bowen Teton Canyon This is the third time in a month that I have driven up this canyon. I grow to love and appreciate this area more every time I come here. Its beautiful. It’s easy to get to and some of the best hikes in this part of the country are just […]
By Marc Bowen Teton Canyon This is the third time in a month that I have driven up this canyon. I grow to love and appreciate this area more every time I come here. Its beautiful. It’s easy to get to and some of the best hikes in this part of the country are just […]
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 […]
By Marc Bowen Yesterday my son Seth and I left eastern Idaho about 4:00am to make the 234 mile, four-hour drive to the trailhead. Our plan was to hike into Alice Lake, spend two nights there, do a little fishing, get some photos and maybe hike up into the Twin Lakes area. We have been […]
