Friday Dave went to check out the ice. Those things he's holding? Those are connected spikes that can help get someone out of trouble if they fall through the ice. The spikes dangle like a scarf around your neck, and grabbed one in each hand can give purchase onto the slippery surface and help someone pull their way clear. It is highly recommended that you never get into a situation where you might need to use them.
Where Dave is standing, on ice that is only about two days frozen, if he did fall through, it would only be knee deep. Still, plenty cold enough.
Safety first, on frozen lakes, always. So Dave took along his trusty axe and checked the ice depth. He went out about forty feet from the shore, chipping and chopping, until he came to ice that was less than two and a half inches. Then he came back in, and used that narrow band by the shoreline to enjoy a little skate time.
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| and a little sunset time |
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| icy teeth forming under the Main dock, where the mink was hanging out before he made his break for Beaver's dock |
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| fancy footwork... |
That sunset shot is amazing!
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