Alpine Lake Upon the ground

Bridget chuckled lightly at the response. Fair enough. The other woman had the right idea; unfortunately, Bridget was hungry. And she wouldn’t catch anything by staying dry.

She braced herself, then stepped into the cold water. Bridget froze with a sharp intake, then shook her head with a huff of breathless laughter. Nearly too cold to be worth it! Nearly.

She let herself adjust to the temperature, waiting for it to go from frigid to simply uncomfortable, then took a few more steps and began to scan the shallower water around her for fish. Lunch was certainly here somewhere.