From jumping off the dock,
to a May Fly hatch,
Bald Eagles soar by to feast on fish guts
as the dogs relax in the boats.
Caleb skims along the top of the water past the island
when he’s not out catching walleye for dinner
or a shore lunch.
Cabin projects fill the air,
it’s life at the lake!
We are at the cabin in Canada! We had a few long driving days to get from West Yellowstone to Sioux Narrows and after staying the night in Baudette, a border town, we crossed easily into Canada. We will be enjoying Lake of the Woods for a few weeks.
Caleb wanted to try out his early birthday present, a new kneeboard. He got up on the first try and cruised around the lake. He also got another early birthday present, a new fishing pole. On his first cast from the dock, he caught a bass!
But this picture is not a bass, he caught about a 24” Northern Pike! We don’t keep the bass or the pike for eating, so back to the water they go!
Why would this fish swimming picture be so important? It’s the elusive Musky and you have to prove it was there!
Chris managed to get him in the boat for better polaroid proof and he measured in at 37”. He also went back into the lake to get bigger for the next catch! With the sun shining and temps in the mid 70’s, we will be fishing,swimming, watching the bald eagles, and completing projects on the cabin!
We hitched up and traveled north to one of our favorite campgrounds, Baker’s Hole near West Yellowstone. Our ideal spot gives us a view of the Madison river out the picture window.
We stayed two nights so that we could travel into Yellowstone National Park for Father’s Day.
Our timing was perfect at the upper geyser basin where we watched Old Faithful erupt like clockwork.
We meandered along the boardwalk to admire the gorgeous colors of the hot spring pools.
The early summer flowers were also putting on quite a show.
Once we reached Castle geyser, it also was erupting! Pictures may be worth a 1000 words, but don’t portray sounds of roaring water, smell of sulfur and sight of water and vapor shooting into the air!
We saw few buffalo but this bachelor group decided the thermal basin was a good place for a rest.
We continued to follow the boardwalk down to Riverside geyser. It’s bubbling action spills into the river, indicating it is getting ready to erupt.
And just like the faucet was turned on, it started!
The tower of spray grew larger and larger.
Riverside geyser erupts on average for 22 minutes every 5.5 to 7.5 hours.
We then crossed the continental divide to the West Thumb geyser basin, which lies on the banks of Yellowstone Lake.
A day trip into Yellowstone National Park was a perfect way to spend Father’s Day!
