Another gorgeous full moon over Manion Lake last night, it never gets old. 0C this morning and light snow, I'd much rather see the sun shine. The ice is mushy on top but it's still good for a few weeks yet. Today's forecast - Mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance of...
Don took a break after he and the girls worked on the new cabin yesterday. There's more steel to be put on and some inside work before the cabin is completed. We've had some rain overnight, plus 3C this morning. You can see some open water along the southern exposures...
This is one of the walleyes I caught when we went fishing the other evening. It sure was a lot of fun. I think our fishing days might soon be done as we're getting some weather moving that might make ice conditions unsafe. Don worked a bit on siding the cabin...
This is no joke, we actually got Don out fishing yesterday and he caught a couple of walleye. He doesn't know how we got him to smile for the picture. It was such a lovely night last night for fishing, no wind, clear skies the moon and stars were shining brightly on...
The past few days was spent putting up firewood at all outpost locations. That's one job that Don can cross off his spring list. It has helped that we as a family have been self isolating together. Today he is picking up the rest of the steel for the Pettit cabin and...
The snow machines are waiting for us on the lake now as the yard is becoming bare and dry. Yesterday Don and girls put up firewood at both Sandbeach cabins. They are hoping to get to Mount Lake and do the same there today. Don also went out with the grader yesterday...
Yesterday Alex helped Don clear snow off the roof of Pettit #2, this is so work can continue on the outside of the cabin without the snow coming down on them. As you can also see, Don got a few sheets of tin on the cabin. Today is day 8 of our self isolation and so...
Allison, Alex and Jared went fishing yesterday afternoon and caught our dinner, tasty lake trout. Don got his load of lumber freighted to Pettit #2, now he has a project to keep himself occupied for a few days. Looks like we're going to have a nice day to be out and...
Today is day 6 of self isolation and social distancing for us and we are getting along just fine with all of it. We've been able to get supplies by having people just put things in the back of the truck, not speaking with anyone or being close to them. And it's life...
While we were in Mexico, our friends who were staying and looking after camp did some work on Pettit cabin #2. They got the soffit and flooring done. Yesterday Don freighted some more supplies to the cabin. We had some rain last night so the yard is slippery, this...
Jasper enjoys the sunrise this morning, minus 3C. Looks like a good day for self isolation and social distancing. Today's forecast - Becoming cloudy this morning. Periods of rain or drizzle beginning this afternoon. Wind becoming south 20 km/h gusting to 40 late this...
Many of you were probably wondering why I had not posted any photos this past week. Well, we were in Mexico enjoying some warm weather but I must admit we were a bit stressed with the ever changing Covid-19. At the present time we are all healthy and self-isolating...
Our morning sunrise, didn't end up seeing the sun though. It's foggy on the lake, minus 7C. Today's forecast - Mainly cloudy. 30 percent chance of flurries this morning. A few flurries beginning this afternoon. Risk of freezing drizzle this morning. Fog patches...
This morning's sunrise over Manion Lake. Another cold morning, minus 17C. Don got the Pettit cabin all swept and cleaned and the flooring is all there ready for installation. Today's forecast - A mix of sun and cloud. Becoming cloudy this morning. Periods of snow...
What a gorgeous full moon last night, the lake was lite up and Jasper was enjoying the evening as well. With the clear sky that meant colder temperatures, minus 15C this morning. Don and Alex will freight some more supplies to Pettit today and clean up debris in prep...
First cocktail on the deck for 2020. We took advantage of the plus 10C temperature to soak up some sun, it was such a beautiful day. Don, Allison and Alex had gone shed hunting but didn't find any sheds. I got to take all the dogs for a walk. Today, Don will freight...
Jasper is enjoying this cold, frosty morning as the sun rises. It's minus 24C this morning but it's to warm up to 0C by the afternoon. Today's forecast - A mix of sun and cloud. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. High plus 2. Wind chill minus 28...
The pine is all done in the new Pettit Lake cabin and there's enough pine left to do the screened in porch. All this will be stained once temperatures warm up. We got a bit of snow overnight and it's still snowing minus 6C. Today's forecast - Periods of snow ending...
Using the Kubota, Don cleared the snow around the cabin in preparation for putting up the soffit and siding. However there's still some inside pine work left to do. It's a grey day, minus 3C. Today's forecast - Cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries this morning...
This is our newest cabin which we call Pettit Lake #2 (original name right?). It's looking pretty nice, you can almost visualize what it will look like when the snow is all gone. To see a video of the progress inside the cabin go to our Facebook page or Instagram. Don...
It's a sunny, cold day minus 30C this morning. Hopefully this will be the last cold day, temperatures are suppose to warm up for the weekend. Today's forecast - Sunny. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 7. Wind chill minus 39 this morning and minus 11 this afternoon. Risk...
Well it's a little messy right now but this shows the inside of the new Pettit cabin as the pine is being put on in the bedrooms. It's a cold morning, minus 25C so Don isn't too anxious to get working, he'll wait till it warms up a bit. Today's forecast - Sunny. Wind...
Yesterday, Don went to his Barber Lake trapline to check his snares. He got 2 wolves and 1 coyote, all in good condition. Don is going to take the day off from working on the cabin today. Temperatures have cooled off over night, minus 14C this morning with a mix of...
This photo of the new Pettit Lake Cabin was taken before the windows were put in but hopefully you can get a sense of what the cabin will eventually be like. The work on the pine continues. Today's forecast - Mainly cloudy. 40 percent chance of flurries early this...
Windows for Pettit #2 loaded, ready to be freighted to the new cabin. I asked if he was sure they would get there in one piece and Don said, this wasn't his first time transporting windows to an outpost. He's back at the cabin again today working on the installing all...
My nephew Kyle came for a visit last weekend and it was his first time ice fishing. He managed to out do all of us, this is one of his many trout he caught. Don is back working on the Pettit cabin today, he got some wiring done yesterday so he now has lights inside....
I took time away from posting any photos as I went to Mexico for a few weeks, enjoyed soaking up the sun. Came back to a rather chilly, windy weekend and managed to get out fishing for a day. I didn't catch a thing. We had some guests who stayed at Mount Lake and this...
Oh, what a beautiful morning! This is the first time we have seen the sun in about 10 days. Today would be a great day to go fishing but unfortunately we have other things to do today. Today's forecast - Mainly cloudy. 60 percent chance of light snow this morning with...
I took this photo yesterday as the sun was trying to shine and there was some hoar frost in the trees. The sun didn't come out for long. And of course, once again this morning, we have grey skies and minus 8C. Here we are at the end of January and we haven't had many...
Another photo of the inside of our new cabin on Pettit. With four guys working they got a lot done; all the insulation, vapour barrier, framing of doors and windows, chimney for the stove and 90% of the wiring for the solar. The cabin is now ready for the pine which...
This is the inside of the new cabin on Pettit. Don and Brian were working there yesterday. The walls for the bedrooms are up as is the insulation, some wiring has been done as well. Today there will be four guys working on the cabin. We have another cloudy morning,...
Someone got a little tired when we were all out snowshoeing so she had to carried several times. Life of a dog at Hyatt's is good! Today's forecast - Mainly cloudy. 60 percent chance of flurries early this afternoon with risk of freezing drizzle. Wind up to 15 km/h....
The girls helped Don shovel snow off the roof yesterday. You can see the depth of the snow by looking at the windows. It's crazy how much snow we have. Don says that it's up to his waist in the bush. We have some low clouds or maybe it's some fog this morning, minus...
Sunlight shining down on Manion Lake on a cloudy morning. It's a lazy morning, we were hoping to go fishing but lake conditions are too slushy for us. Today's forecast - Mainly cloudy. 40 percent chance of flurries this morning with risk of freezing drizzle. Fog...
The old ice house at Pettit #2 has been burnt. It hadn't been used for ice in a long, long time but more for storage. Don and friends were doing more interior work on the cabin on Wednesday. Yesterday Don took his grader out to wing back the snowbanks from the bridge...
It was a gorgeous day yesterday as the sun was sparkling off the snow, it looked like diamonds were hidden amongst the snow and the sky was so blue. I'm hoping in this photo that you can see the height of the snowbanks along the road. Don spent a lot of time yesterday...
Zoey often likes to go for walks and this Saturday she followed Jasper and I to the bridge and back - that's a 5km walk. She might have been a little cold, you can see her tail is all fluffed up, and she never wanted to be picked up to be carried. Don spent the day...
Don got these 2 wolves on his Barber Lake trapline. While he was on his trapline he also saw deer that were having a lot of difficulties getting through the deep snow. Yesterday, Don spent most of the day ploughing snow. Today he will fire up the grader to wing the...
This is our view this morning as we continue to be in a snowfall warning. We received a lot of snow overnight, likely close to 20cm of the white stuff. So you know what Don will be doing today, ploughing snow. We also have to get up on the roof and shovel the snow...
It certainly looks pretty when the sun shines after a snowfall. This photo was taken at our bridge looking downstream. Although it's "be careful what you wish for" we do need some wind to knock the snow off the trees, as the trees are heavy with snow. We are in a...
This morning's sunrise, it never gets old. Minus 29C this morning and that will freeze up the trails that Don has made. He has also marked the trail with tree branches which came in handy yesterday as we had a snowy day and it would have been difficult to see the...
Yesterday's plans of getting to the Pettit cabin were dashed this morning after waking up to close to 15cm of snow. So Don is out ploughing the road while Brian pushes snow with the backhoe. This snow has the chance of making more slush on the lakes. When the guys are...
Looks like our sunrise will be short lived as clouds are moving in in advance of some snow. Today's forecast - Mainly cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 8. Wind chill minus 20 this morning and minus 14 this afternoon. Tonight...
There was a beautiful full moon over Manion Lake last night, some people call this the wolf moon. Temperatures dropped, we were minus 35C this morning, at least there is no wind. Today is a day to stick close to home. Today's forecast - Sunny. Becoming a mix of sun...
Don shot this wolf at 9:30 yesterday morning right out in front of our house. It had walked out onto the lake from the north in our bay. It stopped on the snowmobile trail then walked over to one of the buckets to take a closer look. It certainly wasn't afraid to be...