Lost Lake is one of the most popular lake in Oregon. It attracts hundred of people from Pacific Northwest every weekend. The lake itself is quite large and the resort at Lost Lake offers boat rental for visitors to have fun at the lake. Lost Lake also offers various overnight options for people such as camp site, cabins, and resort like hotel rooms. However, since Lost Lake is privately owned, there is a $15 day use fee.
During this summer weekend, we decided to head over to Lost Lake to get a chance to spot Perseid Meteor Shower. This weekend of August 12 is supposed to have Perseid Meteor Shower at its peak.
We headed over to Lost Lake right after work and got to Lost Lake around 8:30PM. The sun has just gone below the horizon but it was still bright enough. We brought our gears and lawn chairs to the lake side and settled down our stuff. The weather was hot but the breeze coming across the lake felt amazing.
At 10PM, it was completely dark and we could even see the milky way with our naked eye. As we were taking photos, we saw many satellites moving across the sky. There were just so many of them and unfortunately these satellites did create undesired effects on the photos. We also saw many shooting stars but not as many as we have hoped.
Lost Lake is a great spot for star gazing, but unfortunately the amount of satellites moving across the sky did ruin the fun a bit. Hopefully the satellites will become less reflective at night in the future.