Desiree and I spent two days entirely out of cell or wireless service while on a trip to Camp Tuffit on Lake Mary Ronan. A 1,500-acre body of water, Lake Mary Ronan is only eight or so miles from Flathead Lake, near the town of Dayton, Montana. The lake is interesting in that it is fed by many small springs and streams but has only a small outlet in the form of the tiny and meandering Ronan Creek. The lake is home to rainbow trout, kokanee salmon, largemouth bass, yellow perch, and sunfish.
Camp Tuffit and its facilities date back to the
early 1900s. The rental cabins there are rustic, and only a few feature their
own bathroom and shower facilities. Desiree and I stayed in one of the more
modern cabins. We spent almost the entire time fishing on the lake with Scott
St Clair. It felt like being dropped back into a much earlier and simpler era –
simple enough that keys are not even provided for the cabins. And I must admit,
two days without any form of electronics felt pretty good."
A Dock at Camp Tuffit
—Mitchell Hegman
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