Wheeler Pond Thunder Snow

Eight of us just got back from a memorable Memorial Day Weekend trip to Wheeler Pond. As the weekend approached, the weather forecast continued to get nastier, finally culminating in a prediction of snow. As we were leaving several people commented that it was a bummer about the weather. I assured them that Burkies didn't worry about such things. Their response tended to: "yeah, they'll come up with other ways to have fun." That's not what I meant. The kids on this trip (and the plans they've made) were indifferent to the weather. Sure enough, when we arrived at Wheeler Pond, there was snow mixing in with the rain. Once we got the wood stove going in the cabin, three of us headed out for a hike. From an overlook we saw the others canoeing in the pond. Once it was obvious that the stove had enough power to roast the interior of the cabin, Fredrik decided to go swimming, followed by Harry, then followed by Dani, Anna and Moriah, and finally by Mike, Audrey and myself. The late afternoon brought with it some thunder snow. Dusk and darkness brought more canoeing. Cleaning up after our return to campus on Sunday morning, I commented to a die-hard Wheeler Pond veteran that this once maybe one of the best trips. It's hard to judge, but he agreed that the ratio of positive attitude to adverse weather was definitely high on this trip.