Fog. In the movies, nothing good ever seems to come stumbling out of it. Yet, there’s also something hauntingly beautiful about a frosty white scene, whether rising above the trees or permeating a skyline with a blanket of mist. These magical, mystical cloaks often shroud the landscape and render the familiar slightly less so — more intimidating, more picturesque, and always with a unique all-encompassing silence that is simply indescribable.
Idaho is a beautiful state with a million stories to tell, and while Carl Sandburg once said that fog comes in on ” little cat feet,” here in Idaho, fog can roll out just as quickly as it came. It can hover, mist, consume, daintily glide, or hang heavy in our crisp mountain air, even lightly meander over riverbeds. Fog has many forms in the Gem State, but surely there is nothing more lovely than knowing that Idaho’s majestic beauty is waiting right below the surface of a low-hanging haze. To show off yet another side of the wonderful and unexpected splendor of Idaho, we found a few pictures of fog at work bringing Idaho’s landscape to life in a new mystical and breathtaking way.
- The Montana/Idaho border becomes a bit hazy when the fog rolls in.
Bitterroot/Flickr
- Redfish Lake is greeted by a misty dawn
Charles Knowles/Flickr
- This incredible photo shows Northern Idaho on the left and Canada to the right.
Ryan Clare/Flickr
- The fog rising over Priest Lake in the morning makes the distant shore seem impossible to reach.
Joel Mann/Flickr
- But if this eerie Priest Lake bridge was enveloped by any more fog, we might not want to cross it.
Erick Nelson/Flickr
- The sun bursting through a break in the fog is almost blinding.
Ed Wrzesien/Flickr
- As the morning fog clears in Stanley, the beautiful scenery is revealed.
Eli Mor/Flickr
- This sunset near the Grand Tetons shows a mist hanging gently near the horizon.
Earth Web Media/Flickr
- An inversion fog rolling in near Boise makes for a stunning sight as the sun shines through it.
Charles Knowles/Flickr
- A light valley fog hangs above the trees.
Nicholas D/Flickr
- Ann Morrison park in Boise gets a mysterious blanket of fog on a January morning.
Carolyn Haney Photography
- Fog rising out of the Snake River Canyon is especially mesmerizing when viewed from the Perrine Bridge.
Brian Neudorff/Flickr
- A bridge in Marsing paints a misty, austere scene.
Carolyn Haney Photography
- When trees disappear into a foggy distance, you have to wonder where they are leading you.
Carolyn Haney Photography
- This forest grove looks almost otherworldly in the fog.
Tim Hagen/Flickr
- Even this cheerful playground in Nampa is rendered more haunting against a backdrop of icy fog.
Allen/Flickr
What did you think? Any favorites? Fog can be so lovely when viewed from the right perspective!
Bitterroot/Flickr
Charles Knowles/Flickr
Ryan Clare/Flickr
Joel Mann/Flickr
Erick Nelson/Flickr
Ed Wrzesien/Flickr
Eli Mor/Flickr
Earth Web Media/Flickr
Nicholas D/Flickr
Carolyn Haney Photography
Brian Neudorff/Flickr
Tim Hagen/Flickr
Allen/Flickr
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