It's been cool but comfortable that past couple of days. No news on the wildlife front; things have been about the same. I attended two natural resource related meetings today. One was on how to manage and protect some of the huge stands of old growth Ponderosa and Sugar Pine forests in the area. The other meeting was in Klamath Falls and had a component about preserving some of the great vistas this area has. That's almost an understatement! It's big scenic country...

This is Modoc Rim in the summer. And that's Klamath Lake below, the 1st or 2nd largest natural freshwater lake west of the Rockies, depending on whether Agency Lake, the wetlands, and the delta of the Williamson River is included. It is amazing how uncluttered it is; that's partly due to the richness of the waters and the very abundant native insect life. That's also why the Redband Trout that come up the Wood River, the river by the Lonesome Duck, and the other springs and streams in the area get so big. They really are landlocked Steelhead Trout and act like it being highly migratory, podding up, etc. Guests often get the biggest trout of their lives here.

Today those mountains if the background had snow clouds brooding over them all day. It was also very scenic though very different in mood and appearance than in the summer photo.