Elk Lake

A few miles past Lake Todd is Elk Lake.  We heard it was a nice place to swim.  Since it was warm and sunny (again...) we packed a lunch, loaded up our new tubes (floating is big here) and hit the highway.  After we turned off the main road we had to trek a bumpy dirt road. Happily no Jeep parts fell off and we made it into the parking lot.

Elk Lake had the perfect beach area for swimming. There is a small campground across the lake and many of the boaters and kayakers came ashore to hang out.  One girl and her paddle board traversed the lake before lunch.  We floated in our tubes and the dogs swam.  Okay, Coco floated on my tube with me, and fell asleep.  This place is Dog heaven.

We found a shady picnic table and ate lunch. There are no trash cans here. And no trash either.  Crazy, people actually clean up after themselves here.  Who would spoil all this beauty?

Crowe tired himself out swimming (with the help of his new Ruff Wear Life jacket). He curled up in the tube to rest.  He is living the life.  Go Crowe.

Time to say good bye to Elk Lake.  We will certainly come back often.  Do I miss the Ocean City beaches? What do you think!