Winter Wonderland
Again, it has been a while since my last post. In fact, I think I'll just stop drawing attention to the fact from now on.
Anyway, I did manage to get up to the cabin this past weekend for a bit of a rest before getting back into the thick of the progressively busy fencing season.
As luck would have it, the lake was having its annual ice fishing tournament that same weekend. Since this lake does not have a reputation as a fishing lake, I found it sort of amusing... but really it is just an excuse to go out and drink some beer anyway and that is a plan I can get behind.
While I did not do any fishing myself (I forgot to pick up a license), there were plenty of others out having a good time of it. The weather had decided to be mild for a few days and we were taking every advantage of the fact.
After our visit, we retired back to the cabin for some dinner. After which, we walked over to where Cliff had cleared off a part of the lake and flooded it for ice skating. I am not an adept skater by any means, but it was a lot of fun, especially since we did so under a nearly full moon. We were half-tempted to ask Cliff to turn off the floodlights.
The next day was pretty lazy. We took another stroll out on the lake and this time I even took my camera (below the cut)
Here is one of the ice rink.
A shot with the lads, to lend perspective.
A fire. It isn't on the ice, as requested, but it will have to do.
Remanents of Saturday's activities
Some guys drilling holes in the ice
A small ice house
A tip up fishing rig
For those interested, the way these work is that you set it much like a mouse trap. The fish comes along and bites at the bait, which triggers the spring that sets the hook and raises the flag. All you have to do is look for a flag and pull the fish in. Clever, no?
Anyway, I did manage to get up to the cabin this past weekend for a bit of a rest before getting back into the thick of the progressively busy fencing season.
As luck would have it, the lake was having its annual ice fishing tournament that same weekend. Since this lake does not have a reputation as a fishing lake, I found it sort of amusing... but really it is just an excuse to go out and drink some beer anyway and that is a plan I can get behind.
While I did not do any fishing myself (I forgot to pick up a license), there were plenty of others out having a good time of it. The weather had decided to be mild for a few days and we were taking every advantage of the fact.
After our visit, we retired back to the cabin for some dinner. After which, we walked over to where Cliff had cleared off a part of the lake and flooded it for ice skating. I am not an adept skater by any means, but it was a lot of fun, especially since we did so under a nearly full moon. We were half-tempted to ask Cliff to turn off the floodlights.
The next day was pretty lazy. We took another stroll out on the lake and this time I even took my camera (below the cut)
Here is one of the ice rink.
A shot with the lads, to lend perspective.
A fire. It isn't on the ice, as requested, but it will have to do.
Remanents of Saturday's activities
Some guys drilling holes in the ice
A small ice house
A tip up fishing rig
For those interested, the way these work is that you set it much like a mouse trap. The fish comes along and bites at the bait, which triggers the spring that sets the hook and raises the flag. All you have to do is look for a flag and pull the fish in. Clever, no?