VIKKI'S SCARY TRIP BACK TO BASE CAMP

 THIS IS THE TIME OF THE YEAR WHEN THE "TREE WELLS" ARE OUT TO GET YOU.  ALL WINTER LONG THE SNOW HAS BEEN FALLING ON THE BRANCHES AND SLOWLY FALLING OFF CREATING A LARGE WELL UNDER THE TREE. 


NOW THE TRAIL IS GETTING SOFT ON THE SIDES AND YOU HAVE TO DRIVE REAL SLOW BY THESE TREE WELLS.  AT ANY MOMENT THEY CAN CAVE IN AND YOUR SKIDOO TIPS INTO THE WELL AND YOU HEAD INTO THE TREE TRUNK.

 THIS IS A LOW SNOW YEAR AND SO THE WELLS ARE ONLY 5 FEET DEEP INSTEAD OF THE USUAL 12'.
BUT VIKKI IS ALONE AND SHE HAS BEEN TOLD TO REALLY WATCH THEM.

THIS IS A LARGE SQUIRREL STORAGE AREA.

THIS PICTURE IS FROM THE DOCK AND DOES NOT DO JUSTICE TO THE SITUATION.  ON THE OTHER LAKE THERE IS 1 TO 3" OF WATER EVERYWHERE.

WHEN VIKKI LEFT WINDY POND LINE CABIN BRYAN TOLD HER AGAIN..."GO ACROSS THE LAKE..... STAY ON THE BEATEN TRAIL..... YOU WILL BE OKAY"  "DON'T GO AROUND THE LAKE ON THE TRAIL THERE BECAUSE IT WILL BE TOO SOFT AND THE WARM SPRINGS ARE OPENING UP"
WELL.......WHEN VIKKI SAW THE LAKE SHE JUST ABOUT FREAKED!!!!!!  IT WAS 7:30 PM AND THE SUN HAD DONE A JOB ON THE LAKE.  THERE WERE WATER LAKES EVERYWHERE.  AS SHE MADE HER WAY OVER TO WHERE SHE WAS TO TRAVEL OUT ACROSS THE LAKE FOR TWO KILOMETERS....... IT DIDN'T LOOK THAT BAD THAT WAY...       SO OFF SHE WENT.  ABOUT 1/2 KM IT STARTED TO LOOK LIKE A LAKE.  THE THROTTLE WAS AS OPEN AS HER LITTLE TUNDRA 300 COULD GO.  SHE WAS PREPARED TO FLY OVER THE LAKE...    THEN HER HAT STARTED TO GIVE HER PROBLEMS.   FIRST THE VISOR FLIPPED DOWN OVER HER EYES AND SHE COULDN'T SEE THE TRAIL GOING FULL THROTTLE.  SHE GOT THAT UP AND COULD SEE THE NARROWS APPROACHING FAST.   NOW THIS IS WHERE THE ICE WILL BE OPENING UP.  THERE ARE TWO CREEKS HERE .  JUST AS SHE GOT TO THE APPROACH OF THE AIR STRIP THERE WENT HER FUR HAT.  SHE WASN'T STOPPING FOR NOTHING.  AS SHE TURNED OFF TO THE ICE TRAIL TO THE CABIN SHE SLOWED AND LOOKED BACK...   SHE COULDN'T BELIEVE IT.  THERE WAS HER FUR HAT 15 FT BEHIND HER.  IT MUST HAVE GO HOOKED UP IN THE STUFF SHE HAD PACKED BEHIND HER.  "WELL IT'S ONLY 15 '  SHE THOUGHT" AND SLOWLY GOT OFF THE SKIDOO CHECKING HER FOOTING...   SHE GOT HER HAT AND OFF SHE WENT ONTO SHORE.
WHEN BRYAN CALLED HER ON THE SBX SHE COULDN'T EVEN TELL HIM THE ICE WAS CHANGING.  HE COULDN'T HEAR HER.  WE'LL HAVE TO GET IT FIXED.  !!!!!!!!
THEY ARE HEADING BACK HERE TONIGHT AT 6 PM SO WE WILL SEE WHAT THEY THINK OF THE CROSSING THE LAKE.