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“Once again the pine-tree sung:—
'Speak not thy speech my boughs among;
Put off thy years, wash in the breeze;
My hours are peaceful centuries...'”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Old-growth white (near left) and red (farther right) pines near each other along the path in the Lost Forty forest.
This section of forest lies within the Chippewa National Forest near Bigfork, Minnesota. A Minnesota DNR Scientific and Natural Area, the 32 acre Lost Forty SNA, is also part of this beautiful site.
Due to a surveying error back in 1882, this 144 acre section was never logged. As a result, there are numerous 300-400 year old magnificent old-growth red and white pines in this special place.
The sight of these incredible trees isn't the only thing you experience here. The smell of this forest is unique. The sound is also unique. The breeze blowing through the crowns of these old pines make this piece of the north woods sing a totally different tune than most other sections of forest up here. You have to experience it to understand what I am saying.
For more information about the Lost Forty, go to the Chippewa National Forest's Lost Forty Website or the Minnesota DNR's Lost Forty SNA Website.
"... wheresoever we may venture to go in all this good world, nature is ever found richer and more beautiful than she seems..."
- John Muir
Just a little piece of heaven on earth, one of many that can be found in Northern Minnesota.
This is Owen Lake, in George Washington State Forest, about 25 miles (as the crow flies) north of Minnesota's Mesabi Iron Range. The photo was taken in late April from the pretty little State Forest Campground on the lake.
The site is about 15 miles (give or take and again, as the crow flies) from the nearest town, Bigfork, Minnesota.
"Explored" on Flickr, May 29, 2020
An old-growth white pine stands in front of a youngster, while an expired pine looks on in the Lost Forty forest.
This section of forest lies within the Chippewa National Forest near Bigfork, Minnesota. A Minnesota DNR Scientific and Natural Area, the 32 acre Lost Forty SNA, is also part of this beautiful site.
Due to a surveying error back in 1882, this 144 acre section was never logged. As a result, there are numerous 300-400 year old magnificent old-growth red and white pines in this special place.
The sight of these incredible trees isn't the only thing you experience here. The smell of this forest is unique. The sound is also unique. The breeze blowing through the crowns of these old pines make this piece of the north woods sing a totally different tune than most other sections of forest up here. You have to experience it to understand what I am saying.
For more information about the Lost Forty, go to the Chippewa National Forest's Lost Forty Website or the Minnesota DNR's Lost Forty SNA Website.
Different perspective looking up the trunk of an old-growth white pine in the Lost Forty forest.
This section of forest lies within the Chippewa National Forest near Bigfork, Minnesota. A Minnesota DNR Scientific and Natural Area, the 32 acre Lost Forty SNA, is also part of this beautiful site.
Due to a surveying error back in 1882, this 144 acre section was never logged. As a result, there are numerous 300-400 year old magnificent old-growth red and white pines in this special place.
The sight of these incredible trees isn't the only thing you experience here. The smell of this forest is unique. The sound is also unique. The breeze blowing through the crowns of these old pines make this piece of the north woods sing a totally different tune than most other sections of forest up here. You have to experience it to understand what I am saying.
For more information about the Lost Forty, go to the Chippewa National Forest's Lost Forty Website or the Minnesota DNR's Lost Forty SNA Website.
Hiking the trail in the Lost Forty forest. Funny (and rather ironic) thing is, is that I did get lost for a short time while I was hiking the Lost Forty trail.
This section of forest lies within the Chippewa National Forest near Bigfork, Minnesota. A Minnesota DNR Scientific and Natural Area, the 32 acre Lost Forty SNA, is also part of this beautiful site.
Due to a surveying error back in 1882, this 144 acre section was never logged. As a result, there are numerous 300-400 year old magnificent old-growth red and white pines in this special place.
The sight of these incredible trees isn't the only thing you experience here. The smell of this forest is unique. The sound is also unique. The breeze blowing through the crowns of these old pines make this piece of the north woods sing a totally different tune than most other sections of forest up here. You have to experience it to understand what I am saying.
For more information about the Lost Forty, go to the Chippewa National Forest's Lost Forty Website or the Minnesota DNR's Lost Forty SNA Website.
"Between every two pines is a doorway to a new world." - John Muir
Stark change in the lighting from inside the picnic area to the tall pines on the park road at Scenic State Park near Bigfork, Minnesota.
This state park, one of Minnesota's most historic parks, was established in 1935 after having been constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC).
There are two separate U.S. Historic districts in the park that were added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in June 1992. The rustic buildings in the park's service yard (NRHP Reference No. 92000595) is one, and more rustic buildings in the camping and picnic areas (NRHP reference No. 89001670).
The buildings were designed by G. Iverson, Edward W. Barber, and the National Park Service (NPS), and built by the CCC. The NPS also designed the park's landscaping.
“The sky loves lakes rather than oceans because it finds the opportunity to watch itself in the crystal clear mirrors of the lakes!”
— Mehmet Murat Ildan
Owen Lake in George Washington State Forest near Bigfork, Minnesota. I believe this lake is also part of the Chippewa National Forest.
Explored on Flickr - August 23, 2022
My precious baby girl, Goldie, having the time of her life on our late-April excursion through northern Minnesota.
Attempt at showing the size of one of the big virgin red pines in the Lost Forty forest.
This section of forest lies within the Chippewa National Forest near Bigfork, Minnesota. A Minnesota DNR Scientific and Natural Area, the 32 acre Lost Forty SNA, is also part of this beautiful site.
Due to a surveying error back in 1882, this 144 acre section was never logged. As a result, there are numerous 300-400 year old magnificent old-growth red and white pines in this special place.
The sight of these incredible trees isn't the only thing you experience here. The smell of this forest is unique. The sound is also unique. The breeze blowing through the crowns of these old pines make this piece of the north woods sing a totally different tune than most other sections of forest up here. You have to experience it to understand what I am saying.
For more information about the Lost Forty, go to the Chippewa National Forest's Lost Forty Website or the Minnesota DNR's Lost Forty SNA Website.
“So lovely was the loneliness of a wild lake.”
-- Edgar Allan Poe
Owen Lake in George Washington State Forest near Bigfork, Minnesota. I believe this lake is also part of the Chippewa National Forest.
I made my way through waves of rain from Big Fork on Flathead Lake, up the Valley toward Columbia Falls, Montana. In one of the lulls in the rain, I was able to capture this big red barn on a farm south of Creston.
Site of the Lost Forty, a magic woods in northern Minnesota.
This section of forest lies within the Chippewa National Forest near Bigfork, Minnesota. A Minnesota DNR Scientific and Natural Area, the 32 acre Lost Forty SNA, is also part of this beautiful site.
Due to a surveying error back in 1882, this 144 acre section was never logged. As a result, there are numerous 300-400 year old magnificent old-growth red and white pines in this special place.
The sight of these incredible trees isn't the only thing you experience here. The smell of this forest is unique. The sound is also unique. The breeze blowing through the crowns of these old pines make this piece of the north woods sing a totally different tune than most other sections of forest up here. You have to experience it to understand what I am saying.
For more information about the Lost Forty, go to the Chippewa National Forest's Lost Forty Website or the Minnesota DNR's Lost Forty SNA Website.
Driving through rain I made my way from Big Fork on Flathead Lake up the Flathead Valley towards Columbia Falls, Montana. The rain stopped and I took this shot of a big red barn. This farm is located between Creston and Columbia Falls.
In a break in the rain I captured this farm scene in the Flathead Valley between Big Fork and Columbia Falls, Montana.
Area near the beginning of the trail in the Lost Forty with interpretive information about this extra special forest.
This section of forest lies within the Chippewa National Forest near Bigfork, Minnesota. A Minnesota DNR Scientific and Natural Area, the 32 acre Lost Forty SNA, is also part of this beautiful site.
Due to a surveying error back in 1882, this 144 acre section was never logged. As a result, there are numerous 300-400 year old magnificent old-growth red and white pines in this special place.
The sight of these incredible trees isn't the only thing you experience here. The smell of this forest is unique. The sound is also unique. The breeze blowing through the crowns of these old pines make this piece of the north woods sing a totally different tune than most other sections of forest up here. You have to experience it to understand what I am saying.
For more information about the Lost Forty, go to the Chippewa National Forest's Lost Forty Website or the Minnesota DNR's Lost Forty SNA Website.
Owen Lake in George Washington State Forest near Bigfork, Minnesota. I believe this lake is also part of the Chippewa National Forest.
My Samsung Galaxy S7 cell phone being dwarfed by a huge old-growth white pine in the Lost Forty forest.
This section of forest lies within the Chippewa National Forest near Bigfork, Minnesota. A Minnesota DNR Scientific and Natural Area, the 32 acre Lost Forty SNA, is also part of this beautiful site.
Due to a surveying error back in 1882, this 144 acre section was never logged. As a result, there are numerous 300-400 year old magnificent old-growth red and white pines in this special place.
The sight of these incredible trees isn't the only thing you experience here. The smell of this forest is unique. The sound is also unique. The breeze blowing through the crowns of these old pines make this piece of the north woods sing a totally different tune than most other sections of forest up here. You have to experience it to understand what I am saying.
For more information about the Lost Forty, go to the Chippewa National Forest's Lost Forty Website or the Minnesota DNR's Lost Forty SNA Website.
“The little lake you love is the biggest ocean for you!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan
Owen Lake in George Washington State Forest near Bigfork, Minnesota. I believe this lake is also part of the Chippewa National Forest.
“A lake carries you into recesses of feeling otherwise impenetrable.”
— William Wordsworth
Owen Lake in George Washington State Forest near Bigfork, Minnesota. I believe this lake is also part of the Chippewa National Forest.
“If there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water.”
— Loren Eiseley
Owen Lake in George Washington State Forest near Bigfork, Minnesota. I believe this lake is also part of the Chippewa National Forest.
“Water creates so much beauty, life and mystery.”
― Fennel Hudson
Owen Lake in George Washington State Forest near Bigfork, Minnesota. I believe this lake is also part of the Chippewa National Forest.
“I do not think the forest would be so bright, nor the water so warm, nor love so sweet, if there were no danger in the lakes.”
― C.S. Lewis
Owen Lake in George Washington State Forest near Bigfork, Minnesota. I believe this lake is also part of the Chippewa National Forest.
“The world of water has a way of perpetuating myths and shrouding lakes in mystery.”
― Fennel Hudson
Owen Lake in George Washington State Forest near Bigfork, Minnesota. I believe this lake is also part of the Chippewa National Forest.
Camping with Rick and his RV...
up to C:\Users\Bill Crowle\Pictures\2013\08 Aug 21 Bigfork swim
see 2013 diary
A roadside stand offers sweet cheeries for sale along the main highway in Big Fork, Montana. Known as “Flathead Cherries”, this part of Montana is famous for its delicious sweet cherries.
This area is along Flathead Lake near Polson, MT. It's not quite as scenic as it is here...glad I have this image! I just love, love that old wagon!!!! I sure got some good pictures in 2011!!! And some good news...my camera was found by a Park Ranger and the Sherriff's office has it!!! LOL...I'm so happy!! :) Hope my 300 mm lens is still on it! :)
If you look closely on this wagon you can see the strands of Christmas lights that they put on it!! :)
This unidentified vetch was growing in mowed grass in lawns along Woods Bay on Flathead Lake Montana.
Interpretive Board near the beginning of the trail in the Lost Forty woods. The board tells the story of how this small forest of old-growth pines came to be.
This section of forest lies within the Chippewa National Forest near Bigfork, Minnesota. A Minnesota DNR Scientific and Natural Area, the 32 acre Lost Forty SNA, is also part of this beautiful site.
Due to a surveying error back in 1882, this 144 acre section was never logged. As a result, there are numerous 300-400 year old magnificent old-growth red and white pines in this special place.
The sight of these incredible trees isn't the only thing you experience here. The smell of this forest is unique. The sound is also unique. The breeze blowing through the crowns of these old pines make this piece of the north woods sing a totally different tune than most other sections of forest up here. You have to experience it to understand what I am saying.
For more information about the Lost Forty, go to the Chippewa National Forest's Lost Forty Website or the Minnesota DNR's Lost Forty SNA Website.
Went over to Big Fork today...had to clean a home for Sam. After him and Joe build them...then I will go in and clean them to ready it for the owners. Big job...but this was a pretty small house...really enjoyed it. It's funny how some homes are so big and just alot of work...not enjoyable. But others that are smaller seem to be much more enjoyable. This was one of those! lol...Thank God!! Anyway this is the area we went to...the river is Swan River. Have a wonderful evening all! :)
Flathead Lake Montana
Flathead Lake Montana
Nachdem wir den Glacier National Park besucht hatten, fuhren wir am anderen Morgen von Bigfork nach Cooke City, um von dort aus in den Nördlichen Yellowstone Park zu kommen.
After visiting Glacier National Park, we drove from Bigfork to Cooke City the next morning to get to Northern Yellowstone Park.
Flathead Lake Montana
Nachdem wir den Glacier National Park besucht hatten, fuhren wir am anderen Morgen von Bigfork nach Cooke City, um von dort aus in den Nördlichen Yellowstone Park zu kommen.
After visiting Glacier National Park, we drove from Bigfork to Cooke City the next morning to get to Northern Yellowstone Park.