Photos of the Idaho Department of Transportation gravel pit under construction in the Sawtooth Valley, Idaho.

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Gravel pit blights view of Sawtooth Mountains
New gravel pit being constructed on Idaho state land within the Sawtooth National Recreation Area blights the view between the White Cloud Mountains to the Sawtooth Wilderness (in the distance) to the west. Photo June 23, 2006

Sawtooth Valley gravel pit machinery
Workers construct gravel crushing machinery just off of Highway 75 in the Sawtooth Valley, between the Sawtooth Wilderness and the White Cloud Mountains. June 23, 2006.

gravel pit and white clouds
View of the pit from the other direction, looking east to 4th of July Creek and the White Clouds Mountains.
Photo taken June 27, 2006. The pit is very long with this photo including only about half its length.