Little Lyford
This was our fourth trip to Little Lyford. Each of our stays here has had its own history and character. After a seven mile ski this sign directs you down the steep and turning driveway to the camp. We stopped and gazed at our first of Little Lyford Pond Camps. Smoke drifted upward from the chimney of our cabin into the clear air and the whole scene was of pleasant isolation and deep winter.
The salient feature of our fist trip here was the cold. On the second morning there was a distinct feeling to the air as we walked to the lodge for breakfast. I sat drinking coffee when a woman, dressed for a stroll in the arctic, charged through the doorway carrying a case of beer. She looked to be in shock from the cold. Over breakfast Becky and I revealed our intention to ski south to Gorman Chairback Camp, a 14 mile round trip. Chuck, the camp manager said to us- "You know it is 29 degrees below zero this morning". We did get a bit cold when we stopped to eat our frozen lunches, but it was a great and alive feeling to be warm and energized while skiing through the great north woods in that cold. To this day the staff at little Lyford still remember our ski to Gormam Camp that day.