CARIBOO OUTDOORS: When the breakup finally arrives - 100 Mile Free Press

CARIBOO OUTDOORS: When the breakup finally arrives - 100 Mile Free Press

For weeks I waited, watching the snow leave my brown lawn, only to return briefly before vanishing again. All the time I was keeping a close eye on Horse Lake. In late March, the ice showed signs of starting to weaken, but then another cold snap would come, and it would tighten up again. Then I began to see open water along the reeds on the north shore. Now, I thought, it will start breaking up. But no, another cold spell and the open water disa…