What Fun!

Joanna and I had a most unusual experience this afternoon.  All our guests for opening fishing are now in camp, yet because of our cold winter, there really aren't but a few lakes open to fish.  They are eagerly awaiting the opening of Indian Lake which usually opens after the smaller lakes in the area. 

This afternoon we noticed large ice chunks floating down river to the rapids from the lake.  Joanna and I decided to take a boat up to the lake and see what was happening.  We left the dock and headed to the first corner to turn up river and were met with a large floating hunk of ice that totally covered the river for about ten feet, blocking our path up river.  It was coming right at us forcing us to back up and let it pass by. 

We pressed on encountering a river full of ice floes floating down stream.  It was like running an obstacle course to motor in and around them without damaging the motor as they were still five to six inches thick.  Finally we reached the lake and saw that it was about one third open, but not yet navigable. I've never gotten to see or experience the ice going out quite like that.  What a fun adventure.

Later on John and I took the four wheeler to the camp spot on the sand beach just a couple miles away to get  a better view of the lake.  It was open on that side of the lake and we could see ice piled up on the distant shore.   Most likely we will see open water in a day or two.  That will make our fishermen happy.