Winter has arrived

As I drove up the mountain this morning, I was pleasantly surprised by the white surface blanketing the ground. We have around 3" of snow. Below are some pictures I took this morning.

View from Route 700

Mountain Lake from the sky

The 'fall' lakebed

These pictures were taken today by David and Terry Dodson from Bluefield, WV. They read an article (click on title to read story) in the Bluefield Daily Telegraph and decided to come up for a visit see the drying lake bed.

Fall has arrived

Fall has arrived at Mountain Lake and it is absolutely breathtaking. The leaves are very vibrant and you can see the changes as you drive up Route 700. This photo was taken by a guest early morning of 2 deer grazing in the lake bed. Come up and visit and see the beautiful fall colors at Mountain Lake.

A Day on Mars

These pictures were taken by one of our staff Greg Zielske and his girlfriend Jess Coker. The lakebed looks different everyday. If you have yet to come up and experience the lakebed for yourself, I strongly recommend it.


This is a picture of the largest pond that is left of the lake. This is where the deepest portion of the lake is located. Check out the little island that is forming.

Jess standing on the edge of the abyss.



Spring meandering through the lakebed.




The cracked mud underneath the water indiciates the water levels rising and falling.


Several of these 'holes' have recently emerged in the lakebed. This one is about 1 foot in diameter.

No Child Left Inside

U.S. House of Representatives approved the No Child Left Inside Act of 2008. This is a big step for environmental education, click on the title to learn more about this bill.

To learn more about The Mountain Lake Conservancy's environmental education programs, please visit our website at MtnLakeConservancy.org and click on the Education tab.

A few more pix from the bottom ...

Here are some shots of the actual drain and where it is located. The first shot was while standing directly on top of it looking down (HOLD ON TO THE CAMERA!), and the second is shot looking back and down from the bank. The drain in the second shot is located in that finger of water pointing to the left at center.




The photo on the left is looking toward the drain from above where water is flowing into the pool. The photo on the right is from the drain looking toward that inlet.




Boat #8, not looking too seaworthy right now. This boat was elegantly made, not sure of the age, but guessing around the nineteen-thirties.