We set sail in Ol’ Leaky again over the weekend. We tested its water tightness last time (she failed) and we decided to test her cold tightness this time. We headed up to Greers Ferry Lake near Heber Springs and camped at the Dam Site Campground. It was my first trip ever to the lake and the campground was excellent. We got a spot on a bluff overlooking the lake. It was our first kinda cold snap of the fall and temperatures were forecast for the high 20s. It didn’t get that cold but we probably found the bottom of our cold tolerance in the pop-up. The space heater ran all night and the electric blanket and double sleeping bag arrangement kept us just warm enough. Ol Leaky made a good star trails subject. The red-orange light on the trees is from the campfire on the other side of the camper.
The trees still had some good color left on the short nature trail on Collins Creek, an artificial stream the Corps of Engineers keeps full by pumping cold water from the lake to provide trout habitat. Abby was delighted when we found a full-on playground on the trail in the middle of the woods. (It was actually on the back side of another camping area.
The Captain, First Mate and deck hand posing with the ship in the cold morning light. Abby got some good stick time in on her bike.
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Aye, Matey!