>Hello all! > >With the upcoming long weekend (at least for those of us in the US, >sorry everyone else), what kayaking plans do YOU have? > >Post some fun and exciting trip plans/expectations. Here in Canada, the holiday was this past weekend: Victoria Day. On a three day trip, I paddled up and back a large (twenty mile long) local lake, Pitt Lake, which is also alleged to be the only tidal fresh water lake in the world. (The tidal effect comes from its connection to the sea, not from its own size.) Fabulous views of snow-capped covered mountains and your eyes could follow the fall line down to magnificent alpine waterfalls. Interesting reminder of the differences in behaviour between fresh and salt water: an outflow breeze that would have only rippled salt water stirred up cats-paws and moderate swellets on the fresh. Saw Ospreys, Merganser, and a seal that had commuted from the sea. Once I was safely off the water, it was also vastly entertaining to watch the holiday power boat and jet ski crowd, who don't care what they're doing, mix it up with the canoe rental crowd, who don't know what they're doing. It's a wonder the body count isn't higher! Cheers, Philip N49°16' W123°08' ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed May 26 1999 - 17:37:12 PDT
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