Eklutna Stroll

After dinner yesterday evening, Stephen, Alicia, and I took a drive up to Eklutna Lake to see what it was like. It's about 13 miles from our home (10 miles of which are the access road from the main highway). I took this photo just as we were coming to the entrance to the recreation area.

We'll be staying at the state camping cabin here in early June with our out-of-town guests (Jim & Alie). The cabin is a 3 mile hike or bike ride down the lakeside trail. The lake is still covered with ice at this point. But I don't believe it's thick enough to be safely crossed.

In the winter, when ice covers the lakes and streams, these become virtual highways of travel all over Alaska. During this season of mid-Spring, the ice is too thin to safely hold a dog sled or snow machine. So people in the bush are less mobile and are just waiting for "breakup" when the ice finally goes away and they can use boats on the waterways.