SATURDAY, JUNE 22

SATURDAY, JUNE 22:

     Woke up to a canopy of clouds & drizzle, so took our time fixing and eating breakfast.  About noon, we headed for the Three Lakes area.  Took a mostly gravel road for about 14 miles, til we came to the trailheads for each of the 3 lakes in this area.  Only hiked one.  And as we started up the boardwalk path, the first patches of blue we’ve seen in a while broke through!  A nice walk thru the woods/rainforest. 

        We were told that a rowboat was kept at each of the lakes.  Sure enough, there it was.

We pushed off and rowed for a while, and then noticed that the bottom was getting pretty full of water.  We weren’t splashing any in sooooo, came to the eerie conclusion that the little boat had a leak and was taking on water!  So headed on back to shore.

                                                     "You say we're about to have a Southeast Titanic?" 

                                                      "Oh well, let's just enjoy the scenery while we can!"

We need to find the Forest Service in town and let them know!  But it was a nice little diversion for a lazy day.

     Continued on the gravel road til it looped around to Mitkok Hwy a few miles south of our campground (where we explored around earlier in the week).  The drive through the thick woods was nice and scenic.  Mists hung over the mountain peaks like at Misty Fjords.

     Came back & relaxed, snoozed, read.   Then drove into town to make a couple of phone calls (get poor cell reception here) and get gas.      Came back and heated up the little bit of salmon we had left over from last night, and some good bread. And wine.  Satisfying.  Took Pappy for a long walk.  A nice evening temperature wise, even though overcast & misty.