On the odd chance that you ever wondered what the exact bottom of an 80 foot tall fir looked like, well, here is how it looks. Must have been quite a storm to leave this 10 foot diameter root ball in a vertical position and the tree in a horizontal one!
I felt sorry to leave the lake, but the trail back down was inviting too. And there was a nice surprise near the end. Photos of that to come later.
Montana Outdoors 