I have been up to gorgeous Roosevelt Lake, but there was not enough bandwidth to post my blog. The lake was created by Roosevelt Dam that was personally dedicated by Theodore himself in 1911. It is the oldest of six dams that impound the waters of the Salt River.
We had a good storm roll through with some 40 mph gusts that rocked to rig
Gary Jerry and Adrienne play rainy day games
The ström bought a magnificent rainbow
and a great sunset
The rain created some great wildflower blooms
How did he get into that top hammock?
Roosevelt Dam
Heading down the Apache Trail
It was 30 plus mile to Tortilla Flats. Today the road is closed beyond Apache Lake due to a landslide and a dangerous overhang. There are to plans to open the road agin until the overhang falls.
I have read about the Swedish fire log and we decided to make one. Robin make the cross cuts with his chain saw. The idea is you start the fire down in the grooves which creates a self feeding fire. You can put a pan on top for cooking.
Pat and Robin
Where's the fire
There is fire down there
Finally a good flame. Our conclusion that this wood burned too show. Also next time we would drill a inch, inch and a half down the center and then make the cross cuts. That would allow us to get more tinder down to the bottom.
Wild flowers abound
We took a nice drive up into the hills above the lake
Life is good.
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