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Mesa Arch 
Islands in the Sky District, Canyonlands National Park, Utah
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"The Wave"
North Coyote Buttes in the Paria - Vermilion Cliffs National Monument

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Dark green fritillary on a grey rabbitbrush
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View of Zion Canyon from cliffs of Mt. Kinesava
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Dry Creek in December -  Boise, Idaho Foothills
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Near Stanley, Idaho
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Old Boulder Mail Trail Cross Country Route - southern portion near Antone Flat
Grand Staircase - Escalante National Monument
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Magnesia Falls Canyon, Rancho Mirage, California
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"The Wave"
North Coyote Buttes in the  Paria Canyon - Vermilion Cliffs National Monument
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Gambel Oak leaves - Northgate Peaks Trail, Zion National Park
Quercus gambelii

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Lupine in Payette County, southwestern Idaho
Photo by Tom McGinnis, Ecologist, Four Rivers Field Office, Bureau of Land Management
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Barred Owl - transient and uncommon in Southwestern Idaho
Hulls Gulch  Reserve  2018-  Boise, Idaho
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Four Lakes Basin - White Cloud Peaks - Idaho
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Echo Canyon Trail near Phoenix, Arizona
photo by Jessica Cera
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Echo Canyon Trail near Phoenix, Arizona
photo by Jessica Cera

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Echo Canyon Trail  -  Phoenix, Arizona
photo by Jessica Cera

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View of Tetons from Table Mountain summit - Wyoming
From left to right:  Mt. Owen, Grand Teton, Middle Teton
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Sawtooth Mountain Wilderness, Idaho
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McGown Peak
Sawtooth Wilderness, Idaho
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Owyhee Mountains - Idaho
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Admiralty Inlet, Washington
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Base of Angels Landing - Zion National Park, Utah
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Ponderosa State Park
McCall, Idaho

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Silver Cholla
Cylindropuntia echinocarpa

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Agave deserti
Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument, CA
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Rocky Mountain National Park
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North Cascades, Washington
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Corn Lily
Veratrum californicum

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Spawning Kokanee Salmon  -  Lake Wallowa, Oregon
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Sunset Mountain, Boise National Forest
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Holy Ghost Panel in the Great Gallery, Horseshoe Canyon, Utah
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Yellowstone National Park - December
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Dark Green Fritillary on Grey Rabbitbrush
Jackson Peak Lookout, Boise National Forest

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Galena Lodge, Idaho
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Trail to Lookout Mountain Lookout 
North Cascades, Washington
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Snow Canyon State Park  -  Utah
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South Fork of the Payette River, Boise National Forest
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Brittlebush, Colorado Desert
Encelia farinosa
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Grand Canyon - North Rim
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Hulls Gulch Reserve
Boise, Idaho

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Clematis
​Alaska Basin Trail
Jedediah Smith Wilderness, Wyoming
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Hulls Gulch Reserve 
Boise, Idaho
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Arrowleaf Balsamroot on Kepros Mountain, Idaho
Balsamorhiza sagittata
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Ginkgo leaves
Santa Monica, California

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Boise National Forest, Idaho
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Mertensia (Mountain Bluebells) - Kepros Mountain, Idaho
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European Spindletree
Hulls Gulch Reserve  -  Boise, Idaho

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Stanley, Idaho
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I try my best to be accurate with my hike descriptions; please research your adventures, always bring a map and compass and know how to read them, be prepared!  All of these hikes can be dangerous; hike at your own risk.  ALWAYS carry the Ten Essentials with you on hikes. 
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  • Home
    • Cactus to Clouds Hike
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    • Ann Zwinger Quotes
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  • BLOGS
    • Adventure Blog
    • Women and the Land
  • GALLERY
    • DESERT PLANTS >
      • Beavertail cactus
      • Brittlebush
      • Christmas Cactus
      • Arizona Barrel Cactus
      • Parry's penstemon
      • Agave
      • Arizona Rainbow Hedgehog
      • Claret Cup Hedgehog
      • Desert Agave
      • Palmer's Penstemon
      • Silver Cholla
      • Cristate Saguaro
      • Indian Paintbrush
      • Ocotillo
      • Santa Rita Prickly Pear
      • Spiny Cliffbrake
      • California Barrel Cactus
      • Engelmann Prickly Pear
      • Velvet Mesquite
      • Joshua Tree
      • Buckhorn Cholla
      • Hedgehog Cactus
      • Fishhook cactus
      • Thompson's Woolly Locoweed
    • NATURE
    • BOISE
    • EARTH + SKY
    • URBAN
    • WATER
    • PATRIOT
    • ORCHIDS
  • Fit After 50
    • Brian Holgate
    • Fred Birnbaum
    • Dave Brasuell
    • Bus' Little Black Book
    • Mike Carlson
    • Ray Wilson
    • Bryan Krouse
    • Vickie Kearney
    • Maria Keezer
    • DOUG TRAUBEL
    • Boise Cross Fit Masters Ladies
    • Tim Clemens
    • Marcia Bondy
    • Becky Borczon Blake >
      • Becky B Downtown
    • Jennifer Cera and Sue Birnbaum
    • Dave Brasuell
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