{"id":8106,"date":"2015-06-04T09:31:45","date_gmt":"2015-06-04T15:31:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.van-tramp.com\/wp\/?p=8106"},"modified":"2015-06-04T09:31:45","modified_gmt":"2015-06-04T15:31:45","slug":"hungry-horse-reservoir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.van-tramp.com\/wp\/hungry-horse-reservoir\/","title":{"rendered":"Hungry Horse Reservoir"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I could give the story about why this reservoir exists (<em>because humans built a Dam<\/em>) and why the Dam exists (<em>because we as humans are too stupid and build cities in flood plains<\/em>) but I&#8217;m not going too. Instead, I will give you a <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hungry_Horse_Dam\">link<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.recreation.gov\/recreationalAreaDetails.do?contractCode=NRSO&amp;recAreaId=135\">two<\/a> for anyone who cares to read the story.<\/p>\n<p>For me, this reservoir has nothing to do with floods or natural resources. Too me it is just a body of water that may or may not be kayak-able so Kerri and I set off to find out. It is totally kayak-able! However, once we set into the water the rain came in and began soaking us. It was a nice reprieve from the heat, and we were lucky to have actually changed into correct swim-clothing (something we have not done since Arizona).<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-8106 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.van-tramp.com\/wp\/hungry-horse-reservoir\/img_3952-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.van-tramp.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_3952-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.van-tramp.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_3952-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.van-tramp.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_3952-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.van-tramp.com\/wp\/hungry-horse-reservoir\/img_3963\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.van-tramp.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_3963-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.van-tramp.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_3963-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.van-tramp.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_3963-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.van-tramp.com\/wp\/hungry-horse-reservoir\/img_3955\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.van-tramp.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_3955-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.van-tramp.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_3955-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.van-tramp.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_3955-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The trip was not long, with maybe an hour in the water. We just explored the inlets of a few creeks into the reservoir and some tiny islands that only exist because the water level is down so far.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.van-tramp.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_3967.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8112\" src=\"https:\/\/www.van-tramp.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_3966-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3966\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.van-tramp.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_3966-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.van-tramp.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_3966-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.van-tramp.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_3966.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8113 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.van-tramp.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_3967-1024x591.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3967\" width=\"474\" height=\"274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.van-tramp.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_3967-1024x591.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.van-tramp.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_3967-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.van-tramp.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_3967.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a> I did bring my &#8220;sea&#8221; kayak up each inlet as far as I could. The current was strong, and the water was shallow, but I loved the challenge. Kerri watched from a safe distance waiting to pull by dead body from the lake. I came out alive each time.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.van-tramp.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_3968.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8114\" src=\"https:\/\/www.van-tramp.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_3968-1024x581.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3968\" width=\"474\" height=\"269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.van-tramp.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_3968-1024x581.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.van-tramp.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_3968-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.van-tramp.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_3968.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.van-tramp.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_3969.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8115\" src=\"https:\/\/www.van-tramp.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_3969-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3969\" width=\"474\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.van-tramp.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_3969-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.van-tramp.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_3969-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.van-tramp.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_3969.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a>No wildlife to speak of &#8211; but for some water foul &#8211; and no other human traffic on the water either. Pleasant enough kayaking and with variable weather it will be one not easily forgotten.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.van-tramp.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_3981.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8107\" src=\"https:\/\/www.van-tramp.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_3981-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3981\" width=\"474\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.van-tramp.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_3981-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.van-tramp.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_3981-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.van-tramp.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_3981.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I could give the story about why this reservoir exists (because humans built a Dam) and why the Dam exists (because we as humans are too stupid and build cities in flood plains) but I&#8217;m not going too. Instead, I will give you a link or two for anyone who&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8110,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[251,229],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8106","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kayaking","category-montana"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.van-tramp.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_3955.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9livM-26K","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.van-tramp.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8106","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.van-tramp.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.van-tramp.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.van-tramp.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.van-tramp.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8106"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.van-tramp.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8106\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.van-tramp.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8110"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.van-tramp.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8106"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.van-tramp.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8106"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.van-tramp.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}