The Snake and the St. Croix

Dave and I were back at the cabin this past weekend.  We were happy to watch the flood waters recede to normal levels.  We also did our share of work.  Dave amused himself on Thursday night and Friday morning, cleaning up from the flooding that happened on the yard (clearing debris that floated up and stayed, raking, burning, etc.).  I worked on the landscaping, putting in a wood chip path/border all along the back part of the yard/cabin.  By Friday evening our work was done and we were able to hit the pontoon for a bit.

On Saturday we took the kayaks to the canoe landing just east of the dam on the other side of Cross Lake (about 10 miles from the cabin), and embarked upon the Snake River.  The river flows into the St. Croix at a point that intersects with the St. Croix trip that Ian, Tess, Jon, Dave and I have taken.  The trip we took is probably about 10-12 miles long and features some pretty fun rapids!  Here are some pictures from the trip:

That is Dave, above, navigating the rapids!

I don't know if you can see, but the property above has a cool little tin man on the shore!  All of the pictures above are on the Snake River.  Below are some pictures from the St. Croix side:

It doesn't get much better than that!

We got back from kayaking on Sunday, mowed, put the dock back in and a few other putsy projects and headed back to Eagan.  It was a very nice weekend but I am dog tired today!