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PHOTOS: Time well-spent at Thompson chain of lakes

by CASEY KREIDER
Daily Inter Lake | October 5, 2025 12:00 AM

A selection of photos from some time well-spent camping with 1-year-old puppy Petey at favorite sites in the Thompson chain of lakes on Sunday, Sept. 21.  

    Sunset from a campsite at Thompson Chain of Lakes State Park on Sunday, Sept. 21. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    An osprey flies overhead with a fish at Thompson Chain of Lakes State Park on Sunday, Sept. 21. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Petey explores a path to a wooden dock at a campsite in Thompson Chain of Lakes State Park on Sunday, Sept. 21. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Paddleboarders explore Upper Thompson Lake at Thompson Chain of Lakes State Park on Sunday, Sept. 21. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Petey looks out the window of our camper at a campsite at Thompson Chain of Lakes State Park on Sunday, Sept. 21. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Petey explores a wooden dock at a campsite in Thompson Chain of Lakes State Park on Sunday, Sept. 21. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    The sun begins to set over Upper Thompson Lake on Sunday, Sept. 21. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Sunset from a campsite at Thompson Chain of Lakes State Park on Sunday, Sept. 21. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Petey explores a path to a wooden dock at a campsite in Thompson Chain of Lakes State Park on Sunday, Sept. 21. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Our campsite for the night at Thompson Chain of Lakes State Park on Sunday, Sept. 21. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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