As usual when we are in the Tyler/Kilgore Texas area, we met the family at Denny's for a nice long breakfast visit. Jennifer, as usual, chose sleep over food.
Back at the house we decided on a trip to the river. Allie and I took the lead on the four-wheeler while the guys followed behind in the Mule.
Allie decided on the short cut, but with Grandpa driving the guys arrived first.
We had several things to accomplish on this trip. First we had to view the new concrete porch (poured yesterday),
and the concrete pad at the head of the boat ramp.
Next we all piled in one of the boats to pick up trot lines set yesterday. A trot line is a long line tied between trees or bushes or tied to a tree or bush with a weight on the bottom of the river. Short lines--12 inches or so--with hooks on one end, are attached to the line at intervals. The hooks are baited then dropped into the water and left overnight. When we found a line, Luke untied the line,
Grandpa unhooked the lines, Allie took off any bait left (on most of them the bait was gone), then placed the hooks around the top of a five-gallon bucket.
Allie and Luke rolled the lines around the weights and put them into the bucket, ready for the next time.
On the way back we chatted and enjoyed the scenery.
We could see hundreds of thin soil layers in this eroded hillside. This erosion is what Jeremy is hoping to curtail with his new road and concrete apron to funnel rainwater runoff down the boat ramp.
Where Jeremy's creek empties into the river, or in this case, where the river floods the creek.
View of the fishing shack from the water.
To be continued.
Louise and Duane
1 comment:
Family time....yeaaaaaa!
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