What an incredible lake- I had no idea such lakes existed in Montana. Formed in 1959 by an earthquake around 7 on the richter scale, this lake was formed in such a way. In has shallow sandy areas and is green, like a lagoon. I swore we were in a horror movie, finding such a pristine piece of montana that seemed out of place, just for the sake of irony. This is Justin, guarding the fire you could say, all night.
We were first going to camp in this cove shown above. There was an otter that lived down there who seemed playful and friendly enough, but there was a large nest of two osprey (you can see in the photo above) and when we arrived the male made a lot of noise and then circled us with a massive wingspan. We could see mosquitos hatching in the shallow water at this site, and determined there were better spots we could be at- or at least less buggy.
This site was about a mile hike from the car. We only made this trip an overnighter, but in the future have definite plans to go bigger with the trip- canoes and more food, more time spent being lazy next to the lake, floating time, the site demands more attention, and so does the lake. The water was so clear, and in the morning I saw a 13 inch trout cruise by in the shallows a half dozen times.
Like I said before: I didn't think a place like this existed in Montana....
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Every time I see your pictures I'm amazed at just how beautiful it is there, and not at all surprised that you would choose to live there.
That water is money.
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