I don't know why it's empty but you can sure tell it's a popular place in the summer. And I'm sure it's an absolute zoo. There are two very large, irregular shaped lakes that support a lot of different water activities. We saw various types of rental boats and signs about fishing. In addition, there is a huge water slide area in the park. From what we were told there is about an 80 acre area that is used by ATV'ers during the busy season.....which from the looks of it here is not now.
Since we pretty much have the park to ourselves we were able to let the girls be off leash most of the time. It really is a beautiful place. Too bad we're here just overnight.
Wazzu fell in love with this place as we were pulling in to our site and noticed that we live on Squirrel Lane. We found that it was named this for a reason!
The view from our RV is very peaceful.
We got a big kick out of all the street names - Pine Cone Lane, Happy Avenue, Picnic Basket Avenue - but our favorite was Boo Boo Loop as we had a dog nicknamed Boo Boo. On Boo Boo Loop were a few cabins that were called Boo Boo Bungalows - but they didn't allow dogs!
As soon as we got settled we took the dogs for a walk. Right off the bat we saw an extremely large Great Blue Heron. He didn't want to leave the area but he was not at all pleased that we were walking around "his" lake. So he would fly from spot to spot trying to claim his lake but stay out of our way.
The girls were running around wild as they are always very energetic the day after a trial. Trials seem to really work their brains but really they aren't all that much excerise for their body. Early on in the walk they came charging back to me when suddenly they turn to smell a "rock" in the water. They both jumped straight up when the rock moved!
I was so disappointed to find out that my close up pictures of the turtle didn't turn out at all. It was a very large turtle and it had an extremely large head. But after having gone through the experience of having Sparkie try to pick him up he was in no mood to stick around.
So he took off quickly and headed to the bottom of the lake. I stood there waiting for him to come back up but Mike told me they can stay under there for months. I'm not quite that patient.
But Sparkie wasn't about to give up. She spent the next 15 minutes water scenting. I'd never seen a dog do that before - it was so interesting to watch. But it must not work too well as she never found the turtle again.
We continued on around the lake a bit more when Slugger found a big prize. He was looking for another turtle when he came across this big 8' long branch. He tugged and tugged and pulled it out of the lake and then of course spent 10 minutes trying to eat it to shreds.
Sparkie saw how much attention Slugger was getting for his part in cleaning out the lake so she went off and found a stick just her size to tear up.
As we continued on around the lake, Slugger decided the lake needed some dredging. The problem was he was convinced it was a four day job and didn't want to leave.
While we were waiting for Slugger to finish his task, we noticed all the trees around had water lines about 6' off the ground. These trees were about 30 yards from the edge of the water. I'm not sure what time of year the water is that high but it was very obvious that it really wasn't all that long ago as the lines on trees looked very fresh.
The guys didn't want to be finished with their very exciting walk but although it was very pretty it was extremely cold - for us humans anyway! On the way back we walked through a pretty grove of trees that are only a few hundred feet from our RV.
And about 50' feet from our RV in the other direction is this view. I don't know if you can see it very well in this small picture but there is a reflection of the moon in the lake.
It's really a shame we have to leave here in the morning. It is so peaceful, spacious, and beautiful. It's like having a couple hundred acre piece of property just like we've always wanted. Forest land for the Mike and the girls, lakes for Slugger, and flat land for me. If only it was warm.
Debbie
1/29/07
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