winter duldrums

Well aside from it being very cold not much much is happening. In the past couple of weeks I have assisted with the water quality sampling that the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe does monthly. Because of the cold Sonny (LEKT tech) and I have got the Lake Sutherland sampling down to a two hour round trip. Our hands really take a beating in the cold water not to mention the cold air blowing over us as we cruise across the lake. BRRR is all I can say. The other monthly water quality sampling isn't so bad, I get to go out for a little hike and get some much needed exercise. I believe I have mentioned these sites in other blogs but LEKT monitors some Elwha River tribs as well as the estuaries. These take the better half of a day and I really enjoy going down the mouth of the Elwha every month. The monthly changes are amazing!