Occasionally trumpeter swans or magnificent snow geese come to visit before moving on. The ripples of fat trout nudging the water's surface in search of caddis or mayflies spread here and there. At the far end, a mountain stream winds it's way down from the foothills and into the pond. Over there, there are rushes and cattails and tender willows, and a pair of beaver that are eternally building a dam. Often a young moose comes down to feed on the lush underwater vegetation.
Horses wander free in the grassy meadows.
These meadows rise into the foothills where there is a most marvelous Crystal Cave. The road up to the Pain Castle winds off to the right and up the base of the mountains. Spires of the Castle can be seen from here below, and at night it's lights can be seen, serenely glowing amongst the tall lodgepole pines. Snow caps their highest peaks. Every evening the most splendid of sunsets can be seen from the porches of your homes.