Illustrated by Rachael H.
A very good trip to a remote Mountain lake. Day 1- household chores, gathering the equipment, packing the viecal and loading up the family, including dogs. Made it up to the lake with 1hr of day light left to fish. The kid's casting skills improved, my laugage got slightly colorful and the dogs hung out. There were a lot of fingerling's nibbling. We were shore fishing, lost 2 hooks to the bottom snags, and I tied my first line knot and still have the hook! I also moved the bobble down the line so the hook wouldn't drag on the bottom as it was reeled in. Meet some fishermen from Eugene and another from Seattle who says he caught a big one.(didn't see it.)
Drove down to a campsite in the dark, set up tent and started fire with kids' help on faning oxygen to the fire, all without a flashlight. We enjoyed marshmallows and gramcrakers by the fire. Cuddled up nice and warm in the backpackers' tent, a relict from my hiking days back country in the high searias, and 0 degree sleeping bags.
Day 2- got the fire started adding my large steel teapot and had hot coco for the kid and tea for me. For breakfast we had instant cream of wheat. The dogs had their regular scoop of dog food. The kid made a list of what to bring next trip: 1. Mattress pad under sleeping bags. 2. Cinnamon for cereal. 3. Hot dogs. 4. Extra chair and 4. Flashlight.
Meet Sam, a good old boy, chalk full of good information, like where was the good drinking water. Cooked first batch of popcorn on fire coals for snack and headed down the stream to fish.
Meet some Angus Beef farmers and enjoyed sharing fishing pole that still worked, the other fishing pole was in time out from my not making it work with my talk. Kid made a new friend. More casting practice, and this time in faster moving waters. Decided to head back early and over all had a great time doing, teaching, sharing, and just being.
Angela Jane reporting for this newsletter. Say hi if you see us out and about...
