montana...and, fawn lake

Tim J. wrote:




Jeff - sorry to interrupt (it's really pretty funny), but since you have
now found Fawn Lake to be real, would you make the trip again? It looks
like some of the prettiest country on God's earth, but then again, I can
only imagine just about all of the Yellowstone area is. After viewing
your photos, it's definitely on my to-do list.

Warren and I discussed a camping trip to the area. It's a beautiful
place and I'd go again, no question. The hike round trip staying on the
marked trail according to Warren's GPS was almost 14 miles. On the way
out, we departed the trail and made a bee-line down the mountain to the
car once we saw the parking area, saving about 1-2 miles. Some of the
views are inspiring...but that's true about a lot of Yellowstone. It's
not a hard hike by any means, though there are a few spots where we all
stopped to get our breath along the way. The lake isn't clearly visible
from the trail, but it's close enough to the established campsites by
the Gardner that it's an easy walk.

Fawn Creek and the Gardner near Fawn Lake have little brookies eager to
attack a fly. On our way out, we spent about an hour and had a lot of
fun catching those fish. I bet they'd be tasty for breakfast or supper.
Warren caught 5 out of one pretty run.

This trip wasn't really planned around fishing the lake...we honestly
didn't know what we'd find. I'm not very experienced in getting those
big lake brookies yet, but next time i'll have ample streamers,
damselflies, and chironomids, and hopefully a float tube. It would be a
pleasant place to float away a day...unless of course forty happens by,
in which case i guess the lake turns into a weedbed. g

jeff