Sunday Drive

Todd and I took a nice little Sunday drive

to Stumpy Meadows and Loon Lake this past weekend.

The day started out overcast,

but by 2 or 3 PM, the clouds had parted and sun shone through.

 

It was a glorious 70 degree day.

No cars on the road.

No people at the lakes.

Just us...and the two puppies.

 

This is what it looked like almost the entire drive.

I think we saw 5 cars on the road all afternoon.

 

When we arrived at Stumpy,

we were shocked at how low the lake was.

We both have seen it this low before,

but always at the very end of summer,

not the very end of winter.

 

This is a shot of the spillway.

The water level isn't even high

enough to hit the floating guards.

 

Thor was saddened by the lack of aquatic recreation.

 

After we took a few pictures and looked around a bit,

we headed back to the Jeep.

 

Todd has his little helpers in tow.

 

We started to get a little thirsty,

so we decided that we would make a detour to

Uncle Tom's Cabin.

Big mistake.

We should have known by the welcoming signs

that our little excursion was going to be a bust.

 

But being desperate we decided to go see what

was shakin inside anyways.

 

See the little black sign to the left of Todd.

It says, "Bad $hit happens if your park here."

Yep, another welcoming sign.

 

So Todd and I went inside hoping to grab

a soda or bottled water, and as soon as

we opened the door, we felt like we were

 in a scene from deliverance.

No, seriously.

It was just that welcoming.

Needless to say, Todd and I scurried out of

there just as fast as we could.

 

But we couldn't leave before taking

a picture of what happened to one of the cabins up there.

 

Notice a large part of the tree is missing.

Well, it kinda landed

 

Where it really shouldn't have.

Ouchy!

 

So we boogied out of Uncle Tom's,

still thirsty I might add,

and headed further up to Loon Lake.

Now keep in mind that Loon is usually

snowed in and inaccessible at this time of year.

 

This is what welcomed us.

See all that rock?

Well, you shouldn't, it should be under water.

 

A different angle of the lake.

 

That's the dam.

 

Todd and I saddened by what we saw,

explored for a little bit and took a

selfie and then headed home.

 

Parched and tired, we left Loon and

headed back to my parent's house

where my mom made her famous beans,

some cornbread and green salad.

It was delicious!

By the time we headed back home it was 6:30 PM.

 

It was a packed day, but so fun

getting to hang out with my hubby.