Ice Skating

The trail of a skater on Fernan Lake.

With very little snow and relatively warm weather, one winter sport was great last weekend! We skated all weekend on both Fernan Lake and Hayden Lake in the North side at  Sportsman's access. Both places had ice fishermen at their holes which gave us the confidence to venture out on the ice. We could see open water on Hayden which made us a bit nervous so we stayed far away from that. On Fernan, the whole lake was frozen, clear and great skating! As the temperature lowered, the ice started cracking and making a lot of noise. It is so scary  to be above frozen water and have the ice snap, crackle and pop below your feet. We knew it was safe but it still makes your heart jump.

Steve and the dogs getting ready to enjoy the ice on Hayden Lake.

 

 

I really did skate and the miracle is that I didn't break anything!