2008 Season

A quick photographic look back at the 2008 season. We're assuming the boats will not come out again this year due to the very cold weather and the rapid icing of the lakes.

Gun Lake (and others), Michigan 10/11/08

Nicki and I were part of a guided canoe/kayak tour in several loosely connected lakes including Gun Lake in Michigan. We started with a champagne brunch on the launch ramp, entered the water on one smallish lake (where we met the swans and geese), went through a culvert to another (where we met the turtle), carried our boats across a road to a narrow waterway through the tall cattails and weeds, which eventually flowed into Gun Lake. Afterwards we had a late lunch at Sam’s Joint. The weather was perfect, the company good, and the guide got us through the maze of cattails. Nobody got wet and nobody complained. A very good day.

LaDue Reservoir 7/17/08

Highlights from this trip: big mouth bass in packs skimming the surface eating bugs?, two military planes doing a fly-by, skitterish great blue herons, and a great sunset. A hot day but a nice evening to be on the water. LaDue is east of Cleveland and is a long drive but very much worth the trip.

Findley Lake 7/8/08

An early morning excursion. We were on the lake by 8:00 AM. Very unusual for us. Even before the boats were launched we saw a deer on the shore. And plenty of great blue herons, ducks, geese and giant shallow-water mud-wallowing carp. A couple hours that made for a great start to the day. Finished with coffee and pecan rolls at the Bread-N-Brew in Wellington on the way home.

Findley Lake 7/6/08

Testing out a new camera and lens - Nikon D300 with the 18-200 vibration reduction lens. Shots were taken late afternoon into early evening from the kayak in shade and sun.

A New Season Begins - Summer 2008

Photos from several visits to Findley Lake - Blue Herons, Green Heron, Night Heron, Turtle, and a Birdhouse.