Toxaway is the biggest lake in the Sawtooth Mountain Range
but it's definitely not the most popular. And I think the reason is because
it's not really much of a day trip. You know not many people cruise up to
Alice, cruise past Twin Lakes, down Snowy Side Pass, and then
hit Toxaway, and then hike all the way back.
I've made really good time today though it's not even 11 o'clock yet. My plan
is to take a little side trip tomorrow and head over to Imogene. The trail that
splits off in that direction is down at the other
end of the lake past a couple of other smaller lakes. One
of those lakes being Bowknot Lake, and since it's close to
the side trail that i'm going to take tomorrow
i'm kind of thinking that maybe today i'll hang out here, i'll
swim, stay out of the heat. And then later in the evening
I might actually hike down to Bowknot Lake
and stay there so my trip tomorrow is shorter.
So this lake is gorgeous but unfortunately there's not
too much in terms of camping. S saw some sites but
I don't know. They don't feel, they don't feel like the right site.
So I have one more stop. There's a little lake
even farther down the road here, it doesn't have a name
we'll call it by its elevation 8165' and that's pretty much the last place I
can stay because i'm not going to Farley, i'm going up to Imogene. And I can't get
all the way to Imogene, and you can't stay at Edith Lake so
I guess 8165' is gonna have to be the spot.
Man day two just surprised the hell out of me, it blew me away.
I think I enjoyed it more than day one.
I mean who knows what's next. Tomorrow i'll be taking a little side trip
heading up past Edith Lake and i've been close to Imogene plenty of times and
never gotten to see it so this time i'm definitely getting out
there i'm definitely going to go see it and i'm expecting more of this. More just
beautiful Idaho Sawtooth Wilderness.