^Fantastic craftsmanship there!^
Spent 5 days last week up on Ross lake, 20+ year tradition that is always interesting and good for unplugging from the news cycle as well as restorative effects.
Last year the lake did not refill from snowmelt/spring rains so I had to rent a boat rather than portage in my trusty 1980 Lund with 20 HP outboard.
This year the lake was full full full, so in with the Lund and a good 70 miles of lake travel!
My boat was the only non-resort boat we saw... it takes at least 4 strong individuals to pick up and carry the distances needed to be portaged up from Diablo lake.
Weather was off and on, much cooler and more rain than normal, no use of swim trunks, good use of rain gear.
We usually have 5 peeps and spend 3 nights camping, 2 in the Resort... this year with CV they are having lots of folks just not show- so we got the opportunity for 3 nights in the floating cabin, with lots of rain I jumped on that!!
Tried out my latest camera purchase, a DJI Osmo with built in gimbal and electronic stabilization.
Takes pretty good stills too!
Planning climbing Little Jack- only 5896' on top, but 5 hard miles of not so clear trail and 4000' of upward motion.
Skipper selfie
My best buddy going on 44 years now at the May creek dock, camp is just 30 yards away
One of several falls that drop right into the lake
Did someone order rain?
Resort dock shenanigans
More falls, Ross dam and Pyramid peak
Testing low light gathering abilities of the Osmo
And again...
The resort has been building these wooden boats from one pattern they bought about 70 years ago, they do very well with a 15HP motor through almost anything a 23 mile long lake with a habit of high winds being generated in the afternoons can dish out. Expect a good pounding coming back South through the whitecaps.
