My 37th Father's Day is now history! Despite the cloudy weather with an occasional burst of sunny weather is was a great weekend with near capacity in the Hole In The Wall Recreational Area. Weekend residents included the Moose Clan, Bear Clan, Buffalo Clan (minus Pa-Pa Buffalo), Woodpecker Clan, Raven Clan and a surprise visit of one of the Wolf Pups.
The mud wrestling pit was almost ideal this weekend, although the surrounding area was pretty dry so we did not have to contend with the mud. The gravel project from Memorial Day weekend really helped! One small problem occurred with the multi-purpose building due to the rain. The bank surrounding the hole seems to have sluffed off, so I will need to get in there this week and do some realignment. The primary purpose of the building could still be used, but had to rig up some temporary seat belts to hold you on the seat since it has a steep slope to one side. With some hydraulic jacks and shovel work, I think I can get a new foundation under it - if not I can always move it to a new location and use that spot as a new camp site, flowers should grow well for the landscaping.
Really missed the Alpha Male Wolf in camp, I would wander into camp at 9 a.m. after working all morning and there was never any coffee made! It was a agreed by all, that the best two fire tenders and coffee maker were not in camp this weekend. Fishing was good, big boy Buffalo got a nice King, Lady raven got a Jack, and finally after several unsuccessful trips to the river, Papa Bear took a nice King from under the bridge Sunday evening. The Woodpecker is still making excuses as to why he did not catch. Golden Granny was in her element, the final count on Sunday was that she made 12 trips up the trail to the Eagle Nest and that was by 2 p.m.!
The weekend was concluded with a barbecue hosted by the Moose Clan at the AA, grilled salmon, hot dogs, hamburgers, King Crab, Dungeness Crab, Baked Potatoes, Beans with brownies and apple pie for desert! As a side bar - J.D. Plumma will be happy to know that his plumbing was finally figured out. The AA could not get water out of the hose that was rigged. Today, the Manager discovered that you had put a cap on the end of the hose and when that was removed, there was water! It has only been four weeks!
In all it was a good weekend, for those that were not present, you were in our thoughts and of course, we talked about you!