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My friend Ellen and I paddled Big Lagoon and Maple Creek this morning followed by a lunch break on the beach. You never know what your going to see when you head out on these excursions. I could say, timing is everything, but that might be a little too cliche. As we unloaded our gear …
Continue reading Today’s Kayak: Value Those Opportune Moments
My friend Sara and I got out early this morning to beat the wind and have some fun on Big Lagoon & Maple Creek. I was pleasantly surprised that we didn’t face a big holiday crowd; our timing gave us Maple Creek all to ourselves! I love to paddle and here’s why. Not only is …
Continue reading Today’s Kayak: July 2 at Big Lagoon & Maple Creek
Up and out the door early this morning and on the water by 8 am. A 2.25 hour paddle with a friend followed by a brown bag lunch on the beach. This is a habit I could get used to. New goal: kayak at least once a week. So far in the past two weeks …
My friend Jackie and I did the 2 hr 15 minute paddle on Big Lagoon and up Maple Creek this morning. It was foggy and cool and very quiet on glassy water. Quite blissful and relaxing which is what we hoped for. After we reloaded our gear, we enjoyed a long lunch on the beach. …
Today is officially the last full day of summer. Sigh...I am anxious to bid 2020 goodbye, but each year I do mourn the end of summer. Its not that I don’t like the other seasons; each has their own beauty and pros & cons. Summer however, makes it so much easier to do the outdoor …
Instead of walking the headland my friend Katrina and I headed to Big Lagoon and went up Maple Creek for a spectacular paddle. Initially we had a little wind and chop but that soon passed and we had a flat, glassy, 2 1/4 hour paddle, in the warm sunshine followed by lunch on the beach. …
Yes this morning was foggy. But, it was a high fog with pretty good visibility. It was also an awesome day at Big Lagoon because hardly anyone was there. We launched our kayaks at 8:10 am and with the exception of a handful of swimmers, we had the lagoon and the adjoining Maple Creek to …
Continue reading Today’s Kayak: Don’t Judge the Day by its Forecast
To our dog Baxter’s dismay, today was a kayaking trip instead of a walking day. My friend Katrina and I headed to Big Lagoon and paddled up Maple Creek. We launched in the fog at 8:15 and paddled for 2 hrs and 15 min. True to fair weather nature, there were very few people out …
To my dog Baxter’s dismay I traded today’s walk in for paddling at Big Lagoon with a friend. Oh what a morning! While gliding along on glassy water during the 2 hour paddle, we spotted 5 herons, an Osprey nest, a number of small birds and a river otter family of five. My companion spotted …
Continue reading Today’s Kayak: a National Geographic Kinda Morning
Experts suggest you vary your workouts rather than always doing the same thing. My new routine is mixing my daily walks with paddling. Instead of walking the trails today we took to the water at Big Lagoon and the adjacent Maple Creek. My brother in-law Craig and sister-in-law Michelle joined us. We started out in …
Perspectives From My Trail 