Journey with Confidence RV GPS App RV Trip Planner RV LIFE Campground Reviews RV Maintenance Take a Speed Test Free 7 Day Trial ×
 


Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
 
Old 09-01-2014, 10:59 PM   #1
Senior Member
 
MKRyan's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Pocatello, ID
Posts: 290
Garage
Little Redfish Lake

Drove to Little Redfish Lake (near Stanley, Idaho) on Friday morning to do a little kayaking and photography. I have kayaked most of the lakes in the Stanley area but never Little Redfish. I had no plans except to relax, explore the lake on the kayak and take pictures. Little Redfish is small and doesn't allow motorized boats so it is a perfect lake for kayaks.

I camped at Chinook Bay campground at the north end of the lake. Chinook Bay has only 13 sites so it was quiet.

The YURT at camp site #12.



Friday night I took a lap around the lake and spotted momma and her two little fawns.



Saturday morning on my first paddle there were two osprey out fishing. Most of the photos were a little far away but I got to watch them dive and fish. These next four photos were of one of the osprey as he (she) was stopping to rest on a lake side snag before taking off again. I was fortunate to be fairly close.











Keeping a close eye on me before taking off.




Just after sunset on Saturday night. Taken from the campground looking south at the Sawtooths.




Sunrise on Sunday morning. Same location at the night before.







Looking south from the kayak about a half hour after the previous photo. The lake was beautiful that morning. There was a little mist rising from the surface early.




Paddling back to camp, the fog settled in over the lake. It was completely quiet and peaceful and the lake was like glass.




It was a great weekend and a good getaway. Thanks for letting me share the pictures with you.

Mike

__________________
2006 Ford E350 6.0 PSD, RB 50, 4x4
MKRyan is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-02-2014, 06:29 AM   #2
Site Team
 
macmcintire's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Posts: 1,537
Re: Little Redfish Lake

Absolutely gorgeous. Thanks Mike!
__________________
Mac McIntire
2003 Ford E250, 5.4L V8,
macmcintire is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-02-2014, 07:06 AM   #3
Senior Member
 
86Scotty's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: TN
Posts: 10,222
Re: Little Redfish Lake

Beautiful pics Mike. Thanks for sharing!
86Scotty is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-02-2014, 07:37 AM   #4
Senior Member
 
shenrie's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: boise idaho
Posts: 2,625
Garage
Re: Little Redfish Lake

love the sawtooth area and those are great pix! thanks for sharing mike!
__________________
"understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of your car, oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of your car, horsepower is how hard your car hits the wall, and torque is how far your car moves the wall."
shenrie is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-02-2014, 08:29 AM   #5
Senior Member
 
twogone's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Taylor, Mississippi
Posts: 1,648
Re: Little Redfish Lake

__________________
'95 SMB E350 Quigley 7.3
https://www.taylorarts.com
... If you have to ask, you'll never understand...
"... torpedo'd, because we don't generally cotton to bullshit around here." -jage
"... do they ooch apart in the night?" -Dia
twogone is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-02-2014, 11:32 AM   #6
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Renton, Wa
Posts: 438
Re: Little Redfish Lake

Great pictures! Beautiful area!
Followed you around the campground in our van one of those days.
Only other sportsmobile we saw on our whole week long trip!
BUFFALO is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-02-2014, 12:10 PM   #7
Senior Member
 
MKRyan's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Pocatello, ID
Posts: 290
Garage
Re: Little Redfish Lake

I saw a white SMB and was going to stop and see if it was anyone on the forum. Once I headed up to the upper campground to check it out I thought I'd stop and pull into where I saw you. You were gone by then. I cruised the three campgrounds before I left on Sunday to check them out for future reference and to see if you were staying at any of them. Sorry we didn't get to meet.

What campground did you stay at?

Mike
__________________
2006 Ford E350 6.0 PSD, RB 50, 4x4
MKRyan is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-02-2014, 12:31 PM   #8
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Flagstaff, AZ
Posts: 1,995
Re: Little Redfish Lake

Fabulous! Thanks for sharing.
__________________
2005 E350 RB 6.0 PSD for extended fun
1989 Landcruiser FJ62 for local fun
2011 VW TDI Golf for hwy fun
JoeH is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-02-2014, 12:33 PM   #9
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Renton, Wa
Posts: 438
Re: Little Redfish Lake

Guess I should have flagged you down!
We were just kind of cruising through to check out the lakes. And use the showers they had there!
We did a quick walk of the beach near where we parked and then found the showers.
That night we stayed up above Stanley Lake. Found a great spot just off the main forrest road that leads up past the lake.
BUFFALO is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-09-2014, 12:03 PM   #10
Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Boise, Idaho
Posts: 41
Re: Little Redfish Lake

Saw you driving through Stanley.
Escape is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off

» Featured Campgrounds

Reviews provided by

Powered by vBadvanced CMPS v3.2.3
Disclaimer:

This website is not affiliated with or endorsed by Sportsmobile SIP or any of its affiliates. This is an independent, unofficial site.


All times are GMT -6. The time now is 01:40 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.