Another Day at Gerber Lake

Gerber Lake

Day 2 (6/13/12)

We had been planning on going to Mauthe Lake Camping sometime this week but when I came home from school Tuesday and there was a dumpster in the driveway and the shingles were being torn off the roof we realized that was out of the question. Apparently the roofers had to change their plans and showed up early. We are glad to get it done but we won’t be doing any camping. They said they had to finish another job on Wednesday so they would not be back until Thursday. Eileen and I decided to take advantage of their absent and at least take a trip to Gerber Lake. Once again wind was a bit of an issue but as long as you stayed close to the trees it wasn’t too bad. I managed to get a little fishing done while Eileen explored. It is fun seeing how the lake changes from one year to the next. The biggest noticeable change was to the “Lady of the Lake” an old root cluster that looks like a female form. This year her once sleek body was starting to flake and peal. Gerber is surrounded with natural sculptures made from windfalls making it one of the more interesting lakes we go to. After checking out all the old haunts we headed home.

Some of the wildlife

One of the many sculptures

Turtle

Lady of the Lake