We had a pretty lazy day. Other than walking Sam around the park, I don't think I moved very much. You have to have a day like that every once in a while. There was an evening Ranger talk scheduled for 8:30 in the Auditorium next to the Lake McDonald Lodge. Sarah, our Ranger, delivered a very nice, very polished lecture on quite a variety of subjects related to the park.
Clearly, her favorite topic was the lowly diatom. Since they form the base of the food chain, they impact everything else in the park. She showed us a number of scanning electron micrographs of the tiny creatures measuring just 10s of microns in length. Of course, she mentioned the coyotes and moose and bears too. It was a very enjoyable hour. When she finished and we got up, I realized there were probably 40-50 people in the auditorium (we were on the front row, so I did not see everyone enter the hall).
The auditorium construction was interesting with all of the cedar bark lining the interior walls. Cedar bark was peeled and flattened to create panels between the logs. It might have been a bit too rustic for my tastes.
Even though it was already 9:30, it was not yet dark. We had to wait for a few more minutes to see just how colorful the sunset might get.
The sky continued to get even more colorful, so another stop by the lake was in order.
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