there was a belief that if one sailed out of sight of land they would drop off the edge of the known world into the abyss of the unknown and be eaten by serpents that inhabit these regions. It appears, as a family, we have reached that edge! It seems as if our known 'family world' has dropped off the edge of the cyberspace world. In other words, traffic is at a standstill, so, I'll have to share with you 'my world' as uneventful as it may be.
Today, Andrew, Rachael, Gunner, and I tested out Andrew's Christmas present. We had bought for him a used, and possibly slightly abused, aluminum boat, electric motor and trailer. We went to town today and purchased those items that were missing; battery, tie-downs, drain plug, and ball receiver. Then, we went to Dead Lake and informally 'Christened' (sans champagne) the noble craft. Basically, backed it into the water for the first time and took a spin around the lake. First Mate Gunner did very well, except for the fact that he didn't want to be in the boat and wanted to get out ASAP!
I took the kayak out and paddled around with them. This lake known as Dead Lake was in fact an old mill pond that was used as a log pond for one of the many (27) lumber mills in Del Norte county in its heyday. In fact, the mill employed 500 employees when I was a teenager. It caught fire around 1980 and was never rebuilt back after that. I hadn't thought about it before, but, I wonder.........
Now it is only the home of a few beaver and migrating birds, but it is still a nice place for an evening paddle.
Jim
2 comments:
Great to see you still have film ! Good pictures, looks like nice weather there. Almost makes me want to get out of the snow and bide my bike your way !! lol
Hey Ben why don't you just put skids on your bike and ride it like a snowmobile.
Hey where are you Glenda and Dick. Miss ya, love ya
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