On Oct 20, 11:38 am, salmobytes <Sandy.Pittendr...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> RE>pics of the trip:
>
> ****e. I bought a 15 dollar waterproof bag for the camera.
> Planned to take photos (and konk lake trout) on the way out.
> But the morning we left, as we got up, the wind was gusting
> horizontal snow so hard it stung.
>
> We waded down through the channel to the lake. Tried to
> paddle. Almost flipped several times and got blown backwards.
> So we roped the canoe off fore and aft and waded half the perimeter
> of the lake. Made a mad dash across the narrowest part of the lake
> when a lull in the wind came up, and almost became fish bait.
> A big gust came at us from the south, making a black stripe
> across the lake, like a typhoon coming in. We had enough
> sense to turn head first into hte wind and paddle like madmen
> until that gust was over. Turned 90 degrees and paddled toward
> teh ramp. Repeated that exercise for a half a dozen gusts going
> across. Cheated death one more time.
>
> Two guys drowned (in a canoe) up there this summer, and that was
> in August. They probably stayed sideways to the wind, and got
> flipped.
> Even when its 90 degrees air temperature, that water is still 45
> degrees. Gives you about a half an hour, and then you're fish bait.
Crazy story! Too bad on the pics, would love to see some.
I dunno about the half hour...you might survive that long but you're
in trouble after about a minute!
Bone
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