Training Log Archive: CleverSky

Hickory Hills. The surface was a mixture of gray Zamboni-quality, and slightly raised patches with an orange peel texture, and some remnant snowmobile tracks, but they weren't bad. It was pretty much the same everywhere. I don't think I've ever done such a thorough job of hitting all of the little coves. Near the end I found a smooth straightaway across the middle of the lake, between parallel snowmobile tracks, so I did a couple of back and forths on that. Chatted with a few ice fisherpeople, who reported about 8" of ice.

As I was finishing up, a few flakes started falling, and it seemed like maybe there was a hint of a breeze. So I gave the sail a try, but although it doesn't require a lot of wind, it does need some.