a dark lip of land,etc

"That one," Kingman says, nodding toward a dark lip of land at the north end of Rubicon Bay, beyond which lies Meeks Bay, but we never make it that far. That night dark wind-driven clouds whooshed across a bright moon. Hours later it snowed, or as Kingman put it, "it dumped snow," ending our trip.

nodding toward a dark lip of land: What is a lip? And does nodding mean to move head upward(!) to indicate the place?

beyond which（指end，end还beyond) lies Meeks Bay: Since Rubicon Bay is the end, how comes "beyond", what beyond it should be water(The Tahow Lake),right?

make it that far: What does it mean? We didn't reach the Meeks Bay? We pick another way?

dark wind-driven clouds whooshed across a bright moon: Does this mean a wind whooshed(with sound) across the bright moon with clouds blown by it?

as Kingman put it: What does "put" mean?

it dumped snow: It's a heavy snow? Isn't it?