Diamond & Cliff Lakes - Montana Beautiful!

September 19, 2023 Look how close you get to this alpine lake. You can drive all the way and then continue on to another lake. This is Diamond Lake. We're going to go to Cliff Lake also. And it's cold and windy! Forty-eight? Where? It was 62 a minute ago. Two cars were in the parking lot when we got here. We both thought there would be none on a Tuesday. One had a Nevada license plate and one had an Idaho one. Starting to go to Cliff Lake. Diamond is right there. This little creek comes out. Cute little bridge. Nice parking lot. And this is kind of cool over here. How it just goes right off the edge. Pretty. Everything is dried up and slittering away. What a payoff for just a little over a mile hike. And now I know why it's called Cliff Lake. What a backdrop. The orange blaze is taking us somewhere. Glad I wore long pants today. Maybe we're going up to the ridge. We'll just all of a sudden be there. Pretty! We lost the trail. I think you're just supposed to hike up there and cross over and end up on the pokey ridge. So much for the orange blaze. I'll have to come back with an expert. Hiking to Cliff Lake was lovely. Short and sweet. Nice trail. We even got tempted by the orange blaze on the trees. But it didn't take us anywhere. Well, it took us to some beautiful views, I'll say that. But, I guess you just have to pick your way up to the ridge after they get you close. But check it out. It's such a great little trail. Any little kid can do it. This is the windiest spot of the whole hike. It wasn't bad at all. It was great! Done. Is how we grow hand in hand Through these times We'll fall and rise