For Early Risers Who Wish That It Could Be Morning All Day
The most popular and safest anchorage at Wild Horse Island is Skeeko Bay. During the weekday nights, we have never found it busy. While the daylight hours may bring many island visitors, relatively few boats anchor overnight. So, it is not uncommon for Skeeko Bay to be calm and quiet in the twilight hours.
From the anchorage at Wild Horse Island’s Skeeko Bay, Marlene and I generally go on morning and evening shoreline excursions. We are, pretty much, fair-weather kayakers—going only when the conditions are ideal. And we are, pretty much, shore-huggers—rarely crossing wide open water. We use the Mother Ship for that.
Indeed, the beauty of the kayak—aside from being quiet—is that it allows you to hug the shoreline. Our kayaks are, what I call “Tupperware,” so we do not worry about scrapping underwater rocks. To be sure, much of the enjoyment is looking down into the swallow crystal clear water and viewing the submerged shore.
I am an old BWCA Wilderness canoe guy from Minnesota. Many of Flathead Lake’s rocky shorelines remind me of those voyageur days.
I do love Ponderosa Pines with their coarse red bark, long green clumps of needles, and gnarly-shaped branches. Wild Horse Island is loaded with them. Since their fallen needles discourage undergrowth, a forest of them can take on an enchanted look—particularly in the twilight hours.
Here is a fun pouring technique that I did of a Glacier National Park watercolor painting during a workshop. It is available as a download course (with downloadable/printable reference materials) here: http://spetz.teachable.com/courses/lakesherburne
You can watch it full screen and increase its resolution to 1080p HD (the two icons in the videos lower right hand corner).
A Montana lake, a boat & fishing rod, a GoPro camera, a little editing knowledge, and apparently too much free time.
A guy can dream can’t he?