Monthly Archives: April 2012

2011 Fishing Honor Roll.

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Dave

Here are some of the fish caught in 2011. Boot Lake is a decent fishing lake, but we tend to downplay the fishing aspect. There are so many variables to catching fish that we don’t like to get people’s hopes too … Continue reading →

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A Simple Approach to Fishing.

Posted on April 29, 2012 by Dave

One aspect of being at the lake for a week is time to indulge in simple pleasures: perhaps something as simple as fishing off the dock. Action is almost guaranteed with all the sunfish hanging around. Whether you dangle a kernel of … Continue reading →

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First Flush of Leaf Color.

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Dave

We have had plenty of moisture over the last few days. Saturday evening the rain stopped long enough for these lake photos. This was also the first day I noticed the trees starting to leaf out. The popple and tamaracks are the … Continue reading →

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Signs of Spring.

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Dave

As promised, here are some sure signs of spring around Half Moon Trail Resort.

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Signs of Spring/Winter.

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Dave

My intentions for today’s post was “Signs of Spring”. When we woke up this morning, spring had vanished under this blanket of white. In spite the setback, Sarah and Michaela found some interesting photos, so I will post their “winter” … Continue reading →

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Marble Mountain.

Posted on April 14, 2012 by Dave

In the photo below you can see that Marble Mountain is in the shop for a facelift. Here we are sanding the old finish off the walnut sculpture. After that, we will reseal the cracks with flexible putty to keep … Continue reading →

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Michaela’s Foggy Kayak Trip.

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Dave

We pulled the kayaks out of storage a couple of nights ago and early the next morning Michaela (our daughter) was on the lake exploring. Here is her description of her foggy morning kayak trip on Boot Lake shortly after ice-out. … Continue reading →

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Pfoertner Photo

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Dave

Summer night sky.

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Neighbors Photo

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Dave

Half Moon Trail shoreline.

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Michaela Photo

Posted on April 1, 2012 by Dave

Foggy morning kayak trip.