![]() ![]() Buried deep in the trees, all you could see of the neighbors were a couple of other cabins way off in the distance. The old section had to have been built over 50 years ago, but since then a couple more wings had been added to accommodate the growing family. The cabin itself was very cozy and rustic. Sammy in a hot tub with two girls…a preview of college days to come. Smoke from the tub filtered through the forest. What they won’t think of – a wood burning hot tub! Sammy leading the girls back up the path to the cabin. But you’d never know the kids had spent all day in the lake, because all they wanted to do back at the cabin was splash and swim in the hot tub. This family portrait broke about a dozen rules of photo taking.Īfter our voyage across the lake and back was done, it was time to head back up to the cabin for dinner. One of the more extravagant houses on the lake.įallen Leaf Lake Store, at the southern tip of the lake. We weren’t looking for forests, though, we were just heading down to Fallen Leaf’s commercial center, the marina and store at the very southern tip of the lake.Ī look back at the pier, a couple of folks left behind. The lake reaches a depth of about 400 feet, and just recently an underwater forest was found and explored, showing that the water level used to be much lower. So finally we all loaded up and set out into the deep water. Sammy taking the kayak for a spin on the crystal water.īut the whole time we were there Sam was itching to go out in the big speedboat. ![]() Jack likes the sound it makes when he throws rocks at the boat. We spent some time there letting the kids swim and paddle around in the shallow water. But once you get there they have a private pier and a little rocky beach. It was set back a little bit from the lake, so there was a short walk to get to the water. The cabin we visited was on the east shore, about in the middle of the lake. There isn’t even a road that goes all the way around the lake. The little human habitation there is has to cling to the water’s edge, because the slopes are just too steep to build anywhere else. ![]() On a map the lake might look slight and unassuming, but in life it’s actually quite striking, located in a glacier-carved valley and surrounded by steep cliffs. ![]()
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