Green River Reservoir - 1/3
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Phyl Newbeck
Jan 3, 2024, 3:43:38 PM1/3/24
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I want to second Evan's Green River Reservoir report from yesterday. The ice got thin in the northern marshes (one dry-suited member of our party went through) but otherwise, there are acres of mostly glorious ice covered by varying amounts of snow. The sections with the most snow were harder to plow through and there were a couple of bumpy stretches. The area closest to the access point had the best ice.
We probably could have driven over the snowbank to the day use parking area but instead we parked at a bend in the road. A municipal vehicle drove by and didn't object but there really isn't room for more than four or five cars there.
-Phyl
Chris Boone
Jan 4, 2024, 10:55:11 AM1/4/24
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Nothing much to add to Phyl and Evan’s reports on Green River Reservoir: great ice, amazing location.
I added an excursion to Schofield Pond to my day. I’ve been intrigued by it for years, and thought it would be fun to try to skate it. I couldn’t find any kind of trail, so I wound up bushwhacking from campsite 15.
Schofield Pond is yet another scenic and remote spot. I was surprised to find a cabin on it, though closed for the winter. If access were easier, it would be a worthy destination in its own right. It’s smaller than the maps make it out to be. (I’ll be updating OpenStreetMap with the data I recorded, so all the various maps we all use will get updated in time. FWTW.) But very scenic and peaceful.
One of my bindings broke when I was at the farthest out point, exploring some of the beaver marshes upstream from the pond. Then, after I bushwhacked back to the reservoir, I discovered that I’d lost my skates along the way. So I had to track myself back up to the pond to find them. Now that I’ve gone between the reservoir and the pond 4 times, I’d say following the brook along its eastern shore is the best route.
A nice little side trip, though it turned a little type 2 on me. And a good reminder of the need to bring at least a basic repair kit on any long or off-the-beaten-path skates. I had a multitool, so was able to take my binding apart to figure out what was wrong. In the end I wound up using a full roll of medical tape to secure it to my skate. Which worked pretty well! Then I skated for another hour or so without any further problems.
Track and photos attached.
Chris
catamounthardware.com
I added an excursion to Schofield Pond to my day. I’ve been intrigued by it for years, and thought it would be fun to try to skate it. I couldn’t find any kind of trail, so I wound up bushwhacking from campsite 15.
Schofield Pond is yet another scenic and remote spot. I was surprised to find a cabin on it, though closed for the winter. If access were easier, it would be a worthy destination in its own right. It’s smaller than the maps make it out to be. (I’ll be updating OpenStreetMap with the data I recorded, so all the various maps we all use will get updated in time. FWTW.) But very scenic and peaceful.
One of my bindings broke when I was at the farthest out point, exploring some of the beaver marshes upstream from the pond. Then, after I bushwhacked back to the reservoir, I discovered that I’d lost my skates along the way. So I had to track myself back up to the pond to find them. Now that I’ve gone between the reservoir and the pond 4 times, I’d say following the brook along its eastern shore is the best route.
A nice little side trip, though it turned a little type 2 on me. And a good reminder of the need to bring at least a basic repair kit on any long or off-the-beaten-path skates. I had a multitool, so was able to take my binding apart to figure out what was wrong. In the end I wound up using a full roll of medical tape to secure it to my skate. Which worked pretty well! Then I skated for another hour or so without any further problems.
Track and photos attached.
Chris
catamounthardware.com
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