Cobb Bay
in November 2005 - photos courtesy of Katarina Bjorkman
Two years ago (2004), Katarina, Bjorn, Ruth, and I did a large claim staking job for Unitronix Corp. Ltd. We stayed at Cobb Bay Lodge, owned by Jamie and Sherri Fassett, who are excellent hosts. Jamie cooked for us, as well as guided us by boat. It sure is nice to be dropped off and picked up. This came in especially handy when we got out at dark and Jamie knew the way back.
November is a transition month and several mornings and evenings, we had to plow a trail through a few centimetres of ice. It was really neat hearing the tinkling sound of the ice shattering and watching the broken pieces scoot across on top of the layer of ice.
Photo: Jamie, guiding us
November is a transition month and several mornings and evenings, we had to plow a trail through a few centimetres of ice. It was really neat hearing the tinkling sound of the ice shattering and watching the broken pieces scoot across on top of the layer of ice.
Photo: Jamie, guiding us
One morning we had to drive a long ways around to start work from Six Mile Lake. When we arrived at the boat launch, the whole bay was frozen over with a few inches of ice. It was clear as glass and a little spooky to walk on. We took our chances and loaded the boat with our gear to reach the thinner ice. Of course, we're holding on ready to jump in if the ice breaks.
Photo: Running the boat out to thinner ice (taken by Jamie)
Photo: Running the boat out to thinner ice (taken by Jamie)
Luckily, the rest of the lake was fine.
This job was far from rosy though. It was burn jack pine regeneration from a 1980's fire. This meant it was tightly packed skinny jack pine trees. It is really hard to compass through a sea of indistinguishable trees that you cannot even see 50 metres ahead in. Having Jamie cook good meals and tell us stories at the end of the day, certainly helped raise our spirits.
Photo: Katarina and Ruth bundled up in their Mustang Floater suits
This job was far from rosy though. It was burn jack pine regeneration from a 1980's fire. This meant it was tightly packed skinny jack pine trees. It is really hard to compass through a sea of indistinguishable trees that you cannot even see 50 metres ahead in. Having Jamie cook good meals and tell us stories at the end of the day, certainly helped raise our spirits.
Photo: Katarina and Ruth bundled up in their Mustang Floater suits
