Scenes from the Edison Queen

One of the best things about running a water taxi is seeing the happy faces on the other side - tired and hungry; ready for beer, showers, news from home, socializing, and rest. But to see those faces, you have to take rested, full, re-energized hikers back over.

 

The lake is so different this year, being almost full to the brim (and it will make it to the brim before it is all said and done). There is still a lot of snow up high and the cooler weather this summer has kept the runoff manageable. If it had gotten hot and stayed hot... we would've been telling quite a different story.

 

The dogs use their time on the ferry well, to rest. They are always eager to go to the other side and they like the wind in their faces, the smell of fresh water in their noses.

 

Sometimes JC pilots the boat, and sometimes I go along just for the ride.

 

Sometimes with the sun and the rocking of the boat, one can get very drowsy...

 

So very drowsy...

 

What a life.

 

These dogs play hard and sleep hard up here.

 

Then as we start drawing near the mouth of Mono Creek we can begin to make out little shapes waiting patiently (and sometimes not so patiently) on the rocks...

 

And this is one of those years when there is no extra walking to get to the dock - it practically meets the trail.

 

Hikers, fishermen and women, dogs.... all are welcome on the Edison Queen.

 

And then we motor on back to our little outpost - to hot showers, cold beer, great food and company.

 

Comments

[Maggie Riley]

I can't wait to ride it myself!