Saturday August 9, 5.0mi/8.0km

Redfish Lake Trailhead (x/6570ft) to Marshall Lake (x/7720ft) (ID)

I woke up early in the motel room to finish packing and make sure I had all my food for the next 6 days.

We drove back into the town of Hailey and met Randi at the grocery store, all of us getting a few last minute items. On the drive up to Stanley, there were plenty of mountain ranges to ogle at, we stopped at a viewpoint and took a few photos.

Funny sticker!

We arrived at Redfish Lake in late morning, I stayed at the lakeshore with Tory while the other two shuttled the second car to the Grandjean trailhead.

I relaxed by the lake for a couple of hours reading my book and watching a very excited dog retrieve a stick dozens of times.

The spot we had chosen to wait was apparently reserved for use by a wedding, so we moved over to a pavilion area where they were having a birthday party for Smokey the Bear.

By mid-afternoon we were all reunited and hit the trail around 3pm, enjoying the nice tourist-grade hiking trail.

Her destination for the evening was Marshall Lake.

Cheesing it up for the camera.

Another beautiful day in the Sawtooth mountains.

We entered the Sawtooth Wilderness!

It was a pretty chill hike up to Marshall Lake, we saw other people camping there on the Southern shore, but had no idea how to get over there. But we actually found a better spot nestled in a nice little forest, it was so fun to be camping with friends and enjoying dinner together.

Tomorrow is a longer day, 11 miles up to Sawtooth Lake, we plan to be up early at 6:30.