This is the way we row our boat...

Tuesday, June 16th

Jill and I had the afternoon free, and since the weather was good (and she LOVES to hike) we decided to go all the way to McDonald Lake.

(The photo on the right shows part of the hiking path we were on.)

It took us about an hour to get there.

There were some great views along the way,

including this one of Wolverine River.

(On a hike on Monday, we found a spot to

stop and walk around in the water -

it was freezing cold! but felt good while

we were hiking!)

A couple of the guys like to come up this was to go Trout fishing. Maybe I'll have to try that some time.

You know you made it to the lake when you

get to the cabin. The cabin is run by the forestry

department and you can "rent" it out for a

small fee via the forestry dept's web site. Normally, they fly people in, and

drop them off with a boat motor and fuel.

It's pretty rustic - no plumbing and just a small wood stove inside with some bunk bed frames. But, there's cut wood for heat and a bon fire.

It might be fun for an overnight, although hauling all of your camping stuff back there along the trail might be a big pain in the butt!

Anyway, once we made it to the cabin, we

decided to "borrow" the small boat that

was outside. (Thanks to Jill, who found the

ores inside the cabin!.)
This turned out to be an adventure in itself....

First, we had to heave the boat down to the water. (trying to get it back up the bank was hillarious too!)

Then, we realized we had to put the plug in (after we were ankle deep in water). Then we had to

learn to row. (Which caused us more giggles than anything.) After a while we did figure it out.

Next time we'll have to row the other way though, because I think we were going backwards through the water!

Oh well - we had a great time!

The lake water was just black because it was so deep, and

it was so quiet when we were on the lake - very cool.

We didn't see any wildlife though....maybe next time.
(This is a photo of the lake from the little boat.)

Until next time -

Luv from AK!

~Sharon