Jill’s brother and family joined us this weekend for a fun filled day at Colemans Lake.
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- Jason, Adam, Jake and Megan get their first view of the lake
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- Jill and Dave
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- Max in his favorite tree…he has named it Bilbo
There was fishing to be done…
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- Dave fishes from the bank
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- Jason and Jake take the kayaks out to fish on the lake
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- One of the bald eagles swooped down and caught a fish 20 feet from Jason…awesome!
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- Jake catches a Crappy!
and other assorted outdoor activities.
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- Megan and Adam toss the frisby
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- Max makes a rock knife…
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- Adam and Max work together to make a tomahawk…
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- short on string, they used the pull strap from a garbage bag and a nylon tent strip…
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- displaying their newly created weapons….
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- and I put together the new “outhouse” 🙂
The boys climbed things, because that’s what boys do…
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- climbing rocks…
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- climbing trees..
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- going up is always easier than coming down!
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- climbing fallen trees…
and road dirt bikes.
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- Adam
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- Jake
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- Dave
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- Dave road the bike all the way up to Waffles Ridge. Pretty sure I saw him trying to pop a wheelie too.
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- Max
We had our first picnic on the lake…
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- first one must put together the grill
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- and then the picnic table…
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- Dave gets grill duty
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- Jake fillets his Crappy…
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- the table is set
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- lunch time!
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- Jake eats his Crappy…after cooking it first of course
and then did a little after-dinner target practice.
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- Adam tries out the .357
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- Machete Man Dave
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- Megan with Dave’s .22 survival rifle
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- Jake shoots his .22
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- Max made good use of the machete while waiting his turn to shoot
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- Max with the .22
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- Jill, showing off her .357 marksman skills…the bullseye and four shots in the lower left quadrant are hers 🙂
Everyone chilled out as the light began to fade…
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- Jason takes a little cat nap
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- Jake and Max get in a little screen time
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- Adam takes another turn on the dirt bike
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- Megan chills out by the lake with a book
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- Dave gets in a little fishing
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- And Jill? She’s still taking pictures…and making tea pot shadow images….
and marveled at the peaceful tranquility of the lake, as the sun started to set.
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- view of the sun setting, from the cabin site
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- Jason takes one more turn on the kayak before packing up
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- a flock of geese fly over head
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- the air is crisp and still, and the silent lake reflects the sky like a mirror…simply perfect
If only we had a log cabin, we could have spent the night. Soon, very soon….
the coleman cabin 
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