Maybe we woke up a little too early this morning.

Since we had good luck at Paulina Lake yesterday, we figured we’d jump in the truck early again this morning. We left at about 6:30 and had arrived at Crane Prairie by 7:00. The kind lady at the lakeside shop then let us know that, “It’s a mid-day lake.” Oops. Well, we headed out in the rental boat anyway, and had a long day with no action. We finally pulled out at about 1 pm. Midday, schmidday. I don’t think the fishing’s good anymore at Crane Prairie, the place where I caught my very first trout when I was about six. If you know how to catch fish there, drop me a comment.

It was still an absolutely beautiful, hot summer day. We cruised around the lake a bit, ate lunch on big rock, and headed back to the trailer to enjoy one last evening of relaxation before returning home.