On a hot day with no smoke, I drove the Long Lake backroads (30+ km) all the way to Ross Moore Lake.    There was one section of upgraded road near the pipeline.

The road is in good shape to the lake, but then it gets rough to the Rec site and beyond.   There was no one else at or on the lake.

The Rocky Mountain Rangers cabins were closed and quiet.

Ross Moore Lake has been dammed (Ross Moore Lake drains south into Nicola Lake) so there are flooded tree rootstalks, stumps, and logs in two of the shallow bays.

A few snags are still standing in the lake after many years.   Most of these are lodgepole pines.

On the lake were some flowering plants – yellow water lily, water smartweed, and crowfoot.    On the shoreline was marsh skullcap and field mint in flower.

A paddle around the shoreline is about 3.2 km, but I investigated all of the shallow bays and some of the shoreline too, enjoying a quiet, sunny day in the backcountry.