These photos were taken several weeks ago when my brother and I went sailing on the usual lake. The day started off shaky when every possible little thing went wrong but once Dawn Puffin was in the water it went a little smoother.The highlight and most interesting part of the day was the discovery of an old sunken road in the middle of nowhere.
We were sailing past what we thought was an island but further investigation proved it to be attached to the other shore with a swampy area. We were dicussing trying to land but decided that since we were on such a nice heading for now, it would be a shame to spoil it and we'd try another time. Coming about to avoid snagging on some driftwood in a narrow section of the lake,(most likely put there durring the spring storms) we ended up on a tack that would take us to the mystery land with no trouble and aimed for a spot on the beach. Raising the centerboard we drifted a little more than I anticipated and struck a giant flat rock that we thought was mud. The boat seemed pretty secure so we went ashore to explore and have lunch. After looking at this massive slab of stone and picking a few chunks of it out of the grass I realized: this is no rock, it's a space statio- er, a road!
What is an old road doing in the middle of a lake? Where does it go? The first question is easily answered as it is a man made lake and there must have been a small road that ran with the river before the dam was built. The second question we will have to answer next year when we're on the lake again and can explore the shorelines. That was our last sail of the season: it's getting cold and there a lot of little repairs needed on the boat before we go again. For now, all we know is the road leads to a door. A door to THE TWILIGHT ZONE.
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