Day hike to top of Mt. Sawtell, Targhee NF, eastern Idaho

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Day hike to top of Mt. Sawtell, Targhee NF, eastern Idaho

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I'm on vacation at the family cabin on the Henry's Fork of the Snake River and a friend recommended this hike since I'm trying to stay in shape for my trip to the Mono Divide in a month. I drove on Sawtell Peak Road (off Hwy. 20) for about 5 miles and parked at the maintenance station 4.5 miles from the peak. From there I hiked up the road, cutting the corners on a couple switchbacks. All told, it was a 9 mile round trip hike with 2200 ft. of climbing. Not too shabby.
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Re: Day hike to top of Mt. Sawtell, Targhee NF, eastern Idaho

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Carne,

Nice pictures. Thanks for sharing. I lived up in that area one winter. I wish I could go back to downhill ski Targhee.

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Re: Day hike to top of Mt. Sawtell, Targhee NF, eastern Idaho

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Thanks for sharing these pretty pictures of this beautiful area Carne! :thumbsup:
Is that the Sawtooth Range way in the distance in picture #3?
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Re: Day hike to top of Mt. Sawtell, Targhee NF, eastern Idaho

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Maverick, those are the Grand Tetons. Are my captions not visible?
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Re: Day hike to top of Mt. Sawtell, Targhee NF, eastern Idaho

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My bad, overlooked the caption was just staring at the range. :)
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