Tried to walk around Ice House Reservoir yesterday. I saw a sign about a missing hiker and it was one of the things that made me change my intended route of to and from Silver Creek to a circumnavigation of the lake. The sign wasn't dated, and I didn't have a phone with me so had no way of knowing the guy had been gone for a year. Anyway, I had told me lady I expected to be back by 3 PM, so when it looked like I could cut off a long or dangerous stretch by swimming, I did. And when a recreational boat pulled up to me and asked if I could use some help, I took them up on it and got a ride back to the opposite shore. I had probably less than two miles left to go at that point, but had no way of knowing how walkable it was and I was sure it was well after 3 at that point. Anyway, got back to camp at 3:40, almost exactly 3 hours after I had left. My passport, Social Security, and Medicare cards, which had been in my neck wallet, all dried out with minimal damage. It was a great experience.
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