On Thursday night, Mike and Trevon went on a cross country skiing trip to Beaver Mountain BSA High Adventure lodge and ice fishing at Fish Lake. They went with our friend & neighbor (Joe), his dad (Dwaine), and their friend (Rob). They drove to a parking area and cross country skied to the lodge (2 1/2 miles) on a snow packed road.
There was about 6 feet of snow at the lodge. They got there about 10PM and ate chili dogs and other goodies.
They woke early and loaded a snowmobile with fishing gear, then headed back to the cars. From there, they drove to Fish Lake (about 2 hours away), where they went ice fishing.
They drove out onto the lake, on the snowmobile, and drilled about ten holes in the ice. The ice layer was about three feet thick, and they had a hard time breaking through it.
They caught a total of about 80 fish. Mostly Perch, and 17 Trout (Rainbow & Brook).
Joe, Dwaine, Mike, Rob and Trevon stopped in Richfield on their way back to the lodge, to clean and fillet all the fish. It took them at least an hour! They got back to the top of Beaver Mountain about 10PM and used the snowmobile to shuttle them back to the lodge.
They had a roast cooking all day, and unfortunately, it ended up TOO well done! It looked like a piece of coal and they couldn't eat it! They ended up eating cubed potatoes, sliced ham and eggs. Mike insisted on brownies for dessert (the lodge has a fully supplied kitchen, with a commercial stove and gas oven). That night they got to bed at about 1AM.
Saturday, they locked up the lodge for the season, and did a cross country hike on their skis. They saw a lot of beautiful area. It started snowing and so they packed up and headed down the mountain, trying to beat the storm. It was a blizzard all the way down, including thunder and lightening. On the freeway, they saw multiple slide-offs and semi jack-knives. Thankfully, they were able to make it home safely!
Looks like so much FUN!!!
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