Still Quadding

The weather here has still been fall like, rainy, sunny and still only a little cool.  We took advantage of the nice weather and went quadding yesterday.  We took a logging road just a few kilometers past our driveway, the map told us that it should loop around the Gebhardt arm of Germansen Lake and that it did, taking us up in elevation and giving us the oportunity to see the Germansen range that surrounds us.  From there we drove down to the lake and had lunch at Rainbow Cove campsite, there was one fisherman coming off the lake with no fish.  That has been our case lately too, no fish. 
We then went to the south side of the lake to explore some old cabins that can see from our side.  There are three sets, the first being abandoned now except for the pack rats, the second is apparently leased out to some people and looks like it is used often.  Then the third is owned by a family that has a lot of history in this area, the Tates.  Years ago a lady by the name of Ma Tate ran a mining operation up here.  One of her decendants has told us that she spent more than she was able to make.  But she was a woman of business it seems, as she had quite a number of men working under her and you can still see the remnants of their operation. 
After exploring the cabins, we continued on the trail, trying to link this one we were on to one that is directly south of our cabins, along Olsen Creek.  No luck though, it was grown in too much for the quads and turned into a foot trail.  This trek will have to be done later with no kids and more powersaws.
After returning home, Paul crossed the lake and tried hiking up along the Olsen Creek trail from our direction, he did make it in part of the way.  He`ll try again later with Tim, apparenty there are remnants of a mining operation up that way too.  I`ll let you know when we succeed on that trail.
We are now at seven beaver, checking the traps later today.