Archive for the 'Sawtooth Mountains' Category

The Stanley-Sawtooth Winterfest will be celebrating its third consecutive year in 2012. It started in 2010, as an “outrageous, madcap weekend in the ol’ town of Stanley”, according to the Sawtooth Hotel. Here is a schedule of the events that will be taking place during the Sawtooth-Stanley Winterfest. February 11th All Day: Kids Fun Area, [...]

Want to experience an authentic Idaho night near the mountains? Arrow A Ranch may be just the ticket. Arrow A is a working cattle ranch with two cabins that can sleep up to six each. Located just one quarter of a mile from Lower Stanley, visitors of the Arrow A find themselves in the “thick [...]

The picturesque town of Stanley, Idaho wouldn’t be so picturesque without the helping hand of the Sawtooth Mountain Range. These steep, bold, sharp and towering mountains rise up from the valley floor like a rocket destined for the moon. The near-vertical pitches of their summits stretch a jagged and clear “saw blade” in sharp contrast [...]

It was a crisp, late summer morning when my fly reflected off Yellow Belly Lake and landed softly on the surface. Little ripples echoed off the Orange Stimulator (thanks to McCoy’s in Stanley, Idaho) and it wasn’t three seconds later the fly was hit hard – with a flash – by one Idaho’s famous Westslope [...]

Here in Stanley, Idaho, we take our mountains seriously. And that may be why mountain biking in the Stanley area is so phenomenal. We don’t use that word “Mountain” for your every day slope or hillside. No, we use it to describe exactly what it’s supposed to: huge mountains, like the Sawtooth Mountains, that rise [...]

Want to truly get away from it all? Make a night at the Redfish Lake Lodge part of your escape while visiting Stanley, Idaho. Redfish Lake, which is located only 15 minutes south of Stanley, is a large lake resting at the base of the Sawtooth Mountains. It takes its name from the Salmon Runs [...]

It’s not uncommon for those who have never been to Stanley to catch their first glimpse of the Sawtooths and mutter an audible “whoa” as they enter town. In fact, despite countless excursions through Stanley, even the most well seasoned Idaho cowboy is left in amazement at the sight of this beautiful mountain range. And [...]