Greetings and welcome!
There are some updates to my last post..
First up whitewater rafting-
The Peshtigo River is cookin’ pretty good right now. If you are inclined to paddle the whitewater, this weekend the Peshtigo will be at prime water levels to do it. The river is running at about 26 or +27, 1610cfs, and it is an absolute blast when it is this high. Personally I’d go on Sunday when the temps are expected to go into the mid-60s.
Lake ice-
The small lake about 1/2 mile behind my house was about 2/3 ice-free yesterday, but it has my spring creek flowing through it. Farther down Boat Landing 11Rd Caldron Falls on the upstream end is 100% open as far as the eye can see from the road. The current seems to be the key here. When I was in Crooked Lake yesterday that lake was still locked up, but over the course of the day a lot of the snow melted down and the ice was dark. The sun will make fast work of that once it comes out.
Green stuff-
YES! I saw my first green grass yesterday and more today. I also saw some popples that had first new growth. The grand process has started. With the strange weather dragging winter on for an extra couple of weeks I would expect things to green up fast.
Soft ground-
It is getting better but we aren’t there yet. My driveway is almost firm enough that I can drive in without challenge. That isn’t the case everywhere. I talked to a lady yesterday that found herself close to a foot deep in mud on a sheltered forest road. She has a 4×4 and good tires so it wasn’t too much drama, but a passenger car would not have had a good ride. Next week will be in the 60s and 70s, so that and the lake ice should make progress.
That is news for today. Call Kosir’s and go rafting this weekend, the river is awesome right now.
Have a good weekend and thank you for visiting!
RJB