A dive into Cottage Country...

Today provided the opportunity to make a dive in Cottage Country, specifically in Desert Lake near Verona. This beautiful lake, surrounded for the most part by tall granite walls, has a maximum depth of 220 feet. The section we dived touched 86 feet - and produced a rather chilly minimum temperature of 41°F (5°C). The good news is that the thermocline lay at 19 feet - and most of the interesting scenery was above that level. It was particularly pleasing to encounter a number of small, curious Lake Trout in the shallows.