Sea Wall Part One

Wes has been working hard all year to secure the permits allowing us to make improvements to our sea wall. We need to shore it up due to some erosion starting on the lake side of the wall. With the lake coming up as fast as it is this spring, we're cutting it close getting this project done, but on Saturday it got started. We were a little worried driving up in a snowstorm. It had rained all week and we didn't know what kind of condition we were going to find the work space. This is what it looked like on the way up and when we got there.

Fortunately, Saturday morning dawned clear and sunny, and the work began.

Wes, Rusty, Trevor and our backhoe driver worked a full day until the vegetation was cleared and the ground ready for the new rock and sand to come in next week.

Even More Water

Two weeks since we were here and we can hardly believe how high the water has gotten! We had a pleasant, if cold, Easter weekend with just the two of us.

We had a very pleasant, if cold, Easter weekend with just the two of us. We bought a new R2 unit and flew it down by the lake. We also took a drive over to the marina. They've been doing some construction there and it seemed strange to see the whole marina empty. We also saw a cute yellow bellied marmot who posed for a picture.

Anniversary Weekend

We started our 28th anniversary with dinner at Copper Mill! Yes, it's back! And we loved our Blazer Strips so much! Then we drove up to the lake and enjoyed a restful, wet, fun anniversary/conference weekend. We enjoyed watching General Conference. During the Sunday afternoon session, we listened in the truck as we took a drive up to see where the water is coming in to the lake. So much water! It is rising an inch a day!! We were startled to see how far it had come up since our last trip just two weeks ago. We also drove up toward Montpelier to see the dams on the Bear River that they use to control the flow into the lake and out of the lake. It was interesting to see.

Signs Of Spring

We survived all the snow without any flooding or problems, yay! Wes and I enjoyed a super quick overnighter to check on everything over the weekend. Signs of Spring are starting to pop up, the snow is mostly melted except for a big pile in our front yard, the lake is thawed out and starting to rise fast. It is predicted to rise about 6 feet, so we are interested to watch what happens this Spring.

Teaching Cider how to slide down the hill.