We are becoming lake snobs

When you spend the summer in some of the most beautiful landscapes in the world, you will eventually get to the point where you are over-wowed. We have hiked some of the best hikes of our lives in the last couple months, and been face-to-face with some of the most beautiful mountains. We have also found that we are becoming lake snobs. Even when we plan to go kayaking, we often get to the lake and decide it's too round, or the water is too low, or it's too windy, or it's too close to a busy highway. But right now we are living among some of the prettiest scenery of the summer, and that includes the lake just two miles away from our front door.

We have driven by Trout Lake several times, and we snapped this picture one evening from the highway.

We've also driven around the lake during the day, and found that there are some great no-hook-up free camp sites behind it. A train track must have ran behind this little lake at one time, as we also found its old trestle.

We have probably become lake snobs because it does take about 15 minutes and some trouble to get the kayak out, inflate it, and get it on the water. Then we know that at the end of the paddle time, we have to dry, deflate, and fold everything neatly away for next time. That's another 20-30 minutes. So we don't go kayaking unless we feel sure that it will be worth that much trouble. But these two snobs had decided that this lake was worth it, and it was the prettiest when it is lit up by the setting sun. We intentionally got there about an hour before sunset to do some paddling before the light magic happened.

The birds kept us entertained while we waited. This osprey made several unsuccessful plunges into the water, before coming out with a sizable fish.

We also got a close-up of a couple Canadian Geese when they came in for a landing on Trout Lake.

This is a pretty picture of them in the water, topped with one of the mountains that surround the lake.

The wind was blowing a little when we first got on the water, but now it has calmed so the water is a mirror to the mountains.

As the setting sun lit up the circle of mountains, we took a picture of that glass-like water reflecting them. Denisa kept the nose of the boat in the picture just to prove that we were really there, and this wasn't just a too-perfect painting.

As lake snobs, we can tell you that our favorite lakes have mountain views, protection from the wind, and a road that allows us to get close so that we don't have to carry the kayak too far. It's nice that this one even has a boat ramp, and is just a two-minute drive from our doorstep. 

As we beached the kayak on the boat ramp, we have to say that we've been blessed to wander via kayak on another of God's wonders. A couple of lake snobs really enjoyed their evening on Trout Lake!