PHOTOS: A weekend along Lower Thompson Lake
CASEY KREIDER | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 month, 2 weeks AGO
Sunset over Lower Thompson Lake in Lincoln County on Friday, June 20. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Cooling off as the sun sinks to the horizon at Lower Thompson Lake in Lincoln County on Saturday, June 20. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Petey goes for a swim as the sun sets at Lower Thompson Lake in Lincoln County on Saturday, June 20. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Paddling around Horseshoe Lake in Lincoln County on Saturday, June 20. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A ruby-crowned kinglet pauses while hopping around branches foraging for food at Lower Thompson Lake on Saturday, June 20. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Petey goes for a swim in Horseshoe Lake in Lincoln County on Saturday, June 20. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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The Mirror Pond viewpoint of the Cabinet Mountains and Bull River Valley along Highway 56 near Noxon on Saturday, June 20. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Sunset over Lower Thompson Lake in Lincoln County on Friday, June 20. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A hairy woodpecker on a tree at a campsite on Lower Thompson Lake on Friday, June 19. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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The sun lowers to the horizon along a trail between campsites at Lower Thompson Lake on Saturday, June 20. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A brown creeper climbs a tree along Lower Thompson Lake in Lincoln County on Saturday, June 20. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Clouds reflect off the Thompson River below Lower Thompson Lake in Lincoln County on Friday, June 19. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Casey Kreider is a staff photographer for the Daily Inter Lake. His work documents news, sports, wildlife, landscapes and everyday life across Northwest Montana through visual storytelling. Kreider’s keen eye captures major sporting events, community moments, and the natural beauty that defines the region. He is a graduate of Penn State University and previously worked as a photographer for Lancaster Newspapers in Pennsylvania. In 2024, he received the Montana Newspaper Association’s Mel Ruder Photograph of the Year award. IMPACT: Kreider's work brings readers closer to the people, places and moments that shape life in Northwest Montana through powerful visual journalism. | July 5, 2026 12:00 AM
A selection of photos from a weekend camping at Lower Thompson Lake in Thompson Chain of Lakes State Park on June 19-21. 
Cooling off as the sun sinks to the horizon at Lower Thompson Lake in Lincoln County on Saturday, June 20. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Petey goes for a swim as the sun sets at Lower Thompson Lake in Lincoln County on Saturday, June 20. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Paddling around Horseshoe Lake in Lincoln County on Saturday, June 20. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
A ruby-crowned kinglet pauses while hopping around branches foraging for food at Lower Thompson Lake on Saturday, June 20. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Petey goes for a swim in Horseshoe Lake in Lincoln County on Saturday, June 20. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
The Mirror Pond viewpoint of the Cabinet Mountains and Bull River Valley along Highway 56 near Noxon on Saturday, June 20. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Sunset over Lower Thompson Lake in Lincoln County on Friday, June 20. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
A hairy woodpecker on a tree at a campsite on Lower Thompson Lake on Friday, June 19. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
The sun lowers to the horizon along a trail between campsites at Lower Thompson Lake on Saturday, June 20. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
A brown creeper climbs a tree along Lower Thompson Lake in Lincoln County on Saturday, June 20. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Clouds reflect off the Thompson River below Lower Thompson Lake in Lincoln County on Friday, June 19. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
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