Friday, June 24/2011

Dave xing Vimmy 

heading to Jack Lake

Needed a little help

Jack Lake

Heading out

Cleaning

Lily

It rained a bit during the night (what else is new!!) and continues to do so this morning.  I find myself wanting to chant "rain, rain, go away"!!  Now that the gardens are watered it can stop.  The only good thing about this prolonged rain is that the threat of forest fires is really no longer an issue.  The crops have had enough and now we need sunshine.
Beef and I had company during our walk today.  His sister Denise is down for a visit so decided to tag along.  It was a nice change.  We did our two miles then chatted for a while after and then it was time for John and I to get the Sami ready for a trip to the trails.  Dave wants to know how to get to Hunter Lake so we are going to go via the trails.  There is lots of good fishing at Hunter so Dave needs to know where it is so that he can take his brother fishing at this lake.
Once we got on the trail, it started to rain hard making the trail mud soup!!  The windshield wipers had trouble keeping the windows clear, it was raining so hard.  It was nice though that we both had roods and heaters in the little trucks.  It is not so bad being on the trails when you are out of the elements!!
We first took Dave down the trail to a lake that we call Jack Lake.  This was a lake we found several years ago that is tucked way back in the bush and is full of jack fish, hence the name of the lake!!  Dave was thrilled to see this little lake and was pleased that it was easily accessible by the little trucks and a small fishing boat.
Once we showed this lake to Dave he was eager to get to Hunter.  We continued down the trails eventually accessing the Hunter Lake trail.  Initially we thought that the logging operations working in this area may have destroyed the trail but were pleased to find out the the trail had been spared.  The day turned quite sunny and actually, it turned hot!!  The trail was great, offering us a few water crossings and a lot of sand.  We made it to Hunter Lake without any difficulty and Dave was not disappointed.  In fact, there were several large fish carcasses in the water along the shore providing proof that there are indeed fish in this lake - jack fish for sure.
As it was getting late and Dave's shoulder was starting to ache, we headed back down the trail and eventually home via the grid road.  It was a good ride.
Tomorrow is a work day for me so it is early to bed and even earlier to rise in the morning.