>>806447One of those old timers was Bud Cheff, a man born in 1910 who hiked and hunted the Missions throughout his life. He explained why Spook Lake in the Missions (seen here
>>805337) has that name.
A family friend was hunting high up in the Missions and came to Spook Lake by night fall. He began to set up camp when he heard something holler at him from across the lake. He looked up and saw a ball of fire rolling out over the water towards him. It scared him so badly that he ran off into the night and had to continue hiking until he felt far enough away from the lake to get some rest. They later named the lake Spook Lake and that remains it's name to this day.
There are dozens of lakes up there, sometimes I wonder how many great stories centering around them have been lost to history. I'm glad old timers like Cheff were able to pass at least one of them on.
