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I was blessed to be able to go back out to Idaho and Montana this summer.  I worked in the Panhandle of Idaho in 1971 and 1972 for the U.S. Forest Service as a temporary employee.  I had my degree in Forestry and wanted a full time permanent position, but there was a hiring freeze.  I made my first tip back to that beautiful country in northern ID and western MT in 2007, and I went back again this year.

These pictures are along the trail to Copper Lake and at Copper Lake.  The stream is Copper Creek, which is the overflow from Copper Lake.  The snow should NOT have been there at the end of June, like it was, because the elevation was only between 4500 and 5000 feet.  There was much more snow over the winter and a much later spring than normal, so that's why I was fortunate enough to see so much snow.  At times I was walking on top of two feet or more of hard packed snow!

Copper Lake is right on the border between Idaho and Montana.  The ridge crest behind the lake is where the border runs, so the back side of the ridge is part of Idaho.

I had to bow my head, raise my hand over my head in praise, and give God thanks for allowing me to be in that beautiful place when I got to the lake.  It was nothing short of a spiritual experience.

Tom

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Great shots all, Tom.  I particularly like that last one.  Pretty cool.

great shots

awesome shots

Quote from: melody on October 23, 2008, 07:52:27 PM
awesome shots

Awesome God who created all that beauty.   :)

Thanks.

Tom