Sunday marked my first day back to work and I ended up working for one day and three nights so I was quickly brought back into the workforce and found out that I still remembered how to pass medications and wipe bums!! There are just some things one does not soon forget. It was good to be back at work but I sure noted that I was a bit out of shape. My feet ached, my back ached and my shoulders ached. Man, the old grey mare, she ain't what she used to be!!
John and I took the Sami for a scoot out on the trails and once again we were faced with the fact that the trails were very dry and forest fires would be a real possibility this year if we do not get rain. Now that would be awful so I will be praying for the rains to come once the farmers have their crops in and my garden has been sown.
We still have no propane in the motor home and so continue to live between the camper and the bus. We shower and cook in the camper and I have been spending a few days in the big bed in the bus when I came off the three night shifts I worked. I thought it would be quieter over there now that the house next door has sold and the new owners are doing some renovations. It was good to sleep in our old bed for now I truly feel like I am home!!
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| Heading to the Shelter |
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| Snowmobile shelter |
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| The fire ring at the shelter |
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| Crocuses are out |
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| Hogan taking a dip |
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| Fetching the stick just never gets old!! |
Going down Eddies Trail
We managed to get out on the quads this week and it was good to be back riding. The trail was more than rough and one part of it was full of nasty face slappers. I got a few bruises out of that part of the trail and at times, a few rather nasty expletives were heard coming out of my mouth!! Dave took the side by side and it seemed to handle the trail quite well although he was the first to get wet as it sits so low to the ground and there were a few deeper water holes to go through!
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| Dave and his new ride |
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| Gary |
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| Jeff |
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| Beaver dam |
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| Looks nasty but was an easy trail |
The trail offered a variety of terrain but it was not until John, Gary and I decided to try to conquer 3 Mile that the real "fun" began. Hell, we were not even 10 yards into the trail before Gary fell into John's tracks and ended up quite stuck. Nothing my winch couldn't handle though and he was soon off to the races. It was my turn next and it was not too long before I was up to my knees in the the water and muck!! Jesus, Mary and Joseph..... it was gross.
Well, we did get through and the tally was....Marie, stuck twice, John stuck three times and Gary, once. WHAT...... Gary, only once. What the hell. Now, we can say "been there, done that" and stay away from there for the rest of the summer!!
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| Stuck in 3 mile |
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| Beverage |
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| Horses at the end of 3 mile |
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| Headed out for our first load of wood |
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| Mission accomplished |
We also managed to get a much needed load of wood for the fireplace. They have done more logging at the end of the North Road and once again, there is an abundance of odds and ends that are most suitable for our needs. It looks like we will have more than enough again to last us the summer. We just need to gather it and I am thinking that three loads will pretty much fill the wood bin.
Of course we had to enjoy the fruits of our labour that same evening and we say around the fire having a few beverages. Hogan climbed up on the old chair and much to his surprise, fell right through the seat and landed on the ground. He wasn't too terribly rattled by the whole experience as he just curled up underneath the now defunct chair and fell asleep!!
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| Hogan fell through the chair |
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| Huard Lake trail |
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| Heading into Island Lake |
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| Island Lake |
We also took a trip again in the Sami this week to see if we could actually get to Huard Lake from the North Road. Last year the logging company took out the bridge and built some berms across the road to discourage any travelling but we did not earlier in the week that someone had made a path off to one side of the berm. Now that was just an invitation to explore so off we went.
The going was pretty tight and next time I am thinking that it would be so much easier to simply go up and over the berm instead of trying to squeeze between the rocks. We made it though and then faced the little creek which proved to be a simple task as well. There was a pretty good bottom on it so we simply went down into it and up the other side......no problem!!
We did get around the second and third berms without too much difficulty and then we were home free. It was clear sailing all the way to Huard.
We hooked up to the Clearwater Grid and scooted over to Mystery and up to the new cabin that someone is building on the hill beside the Twin Lakes. We sat on the deck and enjoyed the scenery then headed down the trail that would once again hook up to the Clearwater Grid. At one point, there was a sign that said "Do Not Enter....Dangerous Trail". Well, ask me if we paid any head to that silly little sign. We just had to go see what was sooooo dangerous. As it turned out, there was no danger anywhere on this trail. There were a few trees down but nothing that was not easily avoided so I am not sure what the reasoning is behind the signage. Actually the trail we were on earlier in the week with Gary and Dave was far more "dangerous" that this one. At least I had some bruised to show for that one!!
We then headed down to check out the trail that led to Island Lake. There was one rather deep water crossing ( probably about 3 feet deep) but the Sami was not concerned and there was one area of trail that had some huge run off gullies. The sami was not concerned by this either and we got to the lake without incident. It was breezy on the lake and probably not a real pleasant day for fishing. No one was there anyway.
We soon headed back to the Meadow Lake Grid and headed home. But, not before we checked out the little camping area at Utah Lake. It too was deserted but it is always nice to see the lake and imagine catching "the big one" down here!!
We did see a big black bear on the way to Utah and wondered if it was the same one we had seen earlier in the week when we went to get the wood. He certainly was big and he was real healthy looking with his shiny black coat!!
It was a busy week but a good one. Life is good and living this close to the forest is even better!!
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