That night after dinner, in an inn overlooking Ross Lake, we traced our route on Ordnance Survey maps.

There are two common approaches within Washington, both via water taxi on Ross Lake.

It's hard not to feel a prick of ambivalence when you first see Ross Lake.

A kayak or canoe may be the best way of all to experience Ross Lake.

Lodging The resort, with its dozen cabins and three bunkhouses, is the only lodging on Ross Lake.

It towers dramatically over the south end of Ross Lake, rising 7,450 ft (2,271 m) above the lakeshore in only 3 horizontal miles (4.8 km).

However, by the time Ross Lake filled, 30 million more board feet remained in the basin.

The lookout can be accessed via a six mile (10 km) trail from the shore of Ross Lake.

Here, above Ross Lake, the first glaciers appear, ancient blankets of ice, slowly moving their way down.

Chemquasabamticook, also known as Ross Lake, in Piscatiquis county is one letter longer.