Stunning Pre-Tday Shots

Gorgeous day here at the lake, the afternoon before Thanksgiving. Notice how the reflection is more clear than the actual mountain and sky. Also a look at the Grizz Den and the view from its front porch.

Some Pony Love

Here are a couple shots of the horses at the lodge. They are just slightly friendly! These two would gladly sit in your lap.

Only in Montana - elk on your car

It is so so common (this time of year especially) to see people driving around with a carcass or two secured to the top of their vehicle or laying, guts to the sky, in the bed of their pickup. Folks, it's like having a horse on the roof of your car. One house I drive by on hwy 200, has a whole zoo load of animals hanging up to "cure", including a mountain lion one time, for all to see.
With that said, we do have elk running around the woods near the lodge. Rarely do they come down to visit our lawn. That's more for our horses and the local whitetail and mule deer.

Life flight on the lawn

I'm up at the lake today. It's cold and windy and sort of a typical November day - ugly fall weather, but not quite winter yet. I have a nice fire going, horses are munching hay from the round bale feeder, dogs are asleep at my feet. Here's a picture from last summer sometime. It's our local Missoula life flight crew. They are on the front lawn in front of the lodge. We're the only spot on the lake it can land. And it is a pretty cool spectacle when they do land. Rotor blades create huge havoc!! They were probably here to pick up someone injured from the rope swing. Rope swing injuries are not uncommon throughout the summer season. FYI, the forest service cut down the rope swing tree so it's gone for now. Also, the lodge does not ever recommend interacting with a rope swing...heh.

Somebody didn't like their gift!!

Always  amazing to see what's out there on ebay.  Gotta give it to them though.  Thinking this hat was from six or seven years ago!!  Any takers??  check out the link*HOLLAND LAKE LODGE MONTANA* Bull Elk Baseball cap hat - eBay (item 350279912436 end time Dec-16-09 03:12:20 PST)

Hi Folks!!  So it begins......the blog at Holland Lake Lodge.  The best place for new and exciting happenings about the lake and life at the lodge!  Pictures and stories will be shared.  And I invite guests and friends to add their two cents as well.

Alright, more tomorrow!  pictures promised.