Natalie wrote: > There was barely enough water to float us through the passage, but we all > got to Mud Lake, and then looked for the next passage to Miller Lake. I > have personally gotten lost on this passage, deceptively wide and apparent > at its origin on Mud Lake, but known to meander and do 180 degree turns in > the woods. Lesson #3: this level is too low to make this connection. I > was paddling right behind John as we made our 180 degree turn way back in > there – then ran out of water. John took this next photo, http://pw1.netcom.com/~jbartos/Lake%20Charlotte%202-2-02/Out%20of%20Water.jpg > of Clete mired in the muck, and me on the right side of the photo, camera > in hand, mired deeper. Ellen as you can see is sitting and waiting for her > mother to unstick herself from the mud and get going. Perhaps not apparent > from the photo: no wet suit, no dry suit, no fuzzy rubber, and plenty of > survival gear: beach chairs, cooler, extra paddles, compass, map case. > Note, we are all wearing our PFDs to prevent drowning in the calf-deep > water. My Gawd, Natalie! That is some awful-lookin' "water" you have there. Skeeters and gators, too? It rains a lot in Oregon. Texas is much prettier and better for paddling. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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