Yesterday Josh and I took the boat out to get some depth readings for some new buoys were are planning to put out. We head up to our spillway to take some readings when Josh noticed two people quickly running off into the woods. The spillway is a restricted area and if caught there you get a mandatory citation. The teenagers like this spot because there are rock outcroppings they can lay on or use to jump into the water.
We both looked on the shore and saw that in there haste to run off they had left something behind. I took the boat close to the shore and Josh jumped off to check it out. The items left happened to be their shoes. Which I am sure was quite painful running up the rocky, dirt path barefoot. We decided to take the shoes and left a note staring that if they wanted them back they could pick them up in the office.
They showed up at the office about an hour later. Apparently they knew they would get a ticket if the rangers caught them but the girl didn't know how she would explain to her parents how she lost her shoes. I laughed and handed them each a $125 ticket and said, "I think I would rather have tried to explain the missing shoes than try to explain how I got a $125 ticket."
Hopefully they have learned their lesson and will stay out of the spillway.
Eagle News:
We got a call yesterday from the Raptor Center that took our juvenile eagle. We thought all was fine with it but they noticed that it just wasn't acting right. They did some more extensive x-rays and discovered that the bird has a broken pelvis. This is not good for a bird in the wild or captivity. They are planning to take it to an avian vet to see if it can be saved. They may have no choice but to put it down. It has just broken my heart. I will keep you informed.
