We spoke about the final leg of our route around Homestake reservoir and our chances of successfully skirting above the cliffs that plunged into frigid waters below. When we shuttled Dans car to the reservoir, I was floored to see it so full. Crews had drained all water and began working in 2011 on a scheduled maintenance and repair project which would eliminate access to the giant reservoir and the area surrounding it.
The last I had heard this past spring was that access was still barred and an unexpected problem had forced the draining of the reservoir once again. Fast forward to September with construction crews gone, I decided this to be a good time to go for it; I made a bad assumption regarding where the water line would be.
