Have a quick question for those of you that have been to Voyageurs NP. What can we expect for water temps this time of year? Long range weather looks good 70 F days and mid 40's nights but I don't have a feel for water temps. 7 of us are doing the loop around the peninsula. Oh, one other question I get the impression that a clockwise route is better to take the prevailing winds to our backs for the Rainey Lake portion. Our trip coordinator was originally planning the other way round. does it make enough of a difference for me to lobby for a reversal of the route? thanks Mark *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
I got an email on Aug 18th from Wade at Voyageurs Adventures (the only kayak outfitter in that area) who said that the surface water temp was 75 degrees - according to his depth finder. It'll drop some but he said they've had a very warm summer. In terms of route direction, I'm not sure - we aren't planning to do the peninsula loop on our trip in late September. You might email Wade and ask about this. I've don't have any connections with his business except that he has been very good about responding to trip planning questions. As a 'local' he'd have the skinny on which direction to take. His email is: voyageursadventures_at_yahoo.com Keith *************************************************************************** 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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