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Royanne flew back to Calgary in July for a family camping
trip in Round Lake, Idaho. They drove from Calgary to
Idaho and took several days for the trip down to see a few
things along the way.
Round Lake Overview
State Park Overview: Round Lake State Park is
situated in 142 acres of forest surrounding a 58-acre lake
at an elevation of 2,122 feet. The lake is the product of
glacial activity dating back to the Pleistocene Epoch.
Flocks of Canada geese pass over towering pine, hemlock
and larch as osprey plunge to the lake for trout or perch.
Robins and raven inspect the campgrounds while a lake breeze
carries campfire smoke up through the canopy of ponderosa,
western red cedar and paper birch.
Close to shore, turtles and frogs, beaver and muskrat
dart about for food amid the reeds and grasses, red alder,
skunk cabbage and water lilies.
Along one of three trails, hikers find beaver lodges,
dams and ponds and, often, glimpse a resident moose. With an
afternoon breeze stirring the lake's waters, trout jump
after insects as grebe dive under ripples and water ouzel
dance on logs.
Echoing across the lake is a strange chorus of bullfrog
and duck calls, red-winged blackbird screeches, odd splashes
and plops, and the sound of children playing on the beach.
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