We celebrated our final lake swim for the year by doing it once again in the dark. Eleven of us braved the inky black 27.5 degree water with Dana, Robynne and Kurt guiding us as paddlers, without whom we likely would not have found the pumphouse.
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We had to wend our way through the various piles of fresh bear scat as we made our way to Juniper Beach this morning. By the time we got there we had nine of us braving the cool, overcast conditions. The 18.5 degree water was still warm enough…
It was a pleasantly mild evening as four of us, Kylie, Meredith, Sean and I ventured into the 20 degree water in a choppy Juniper Bay. All of us eschewed rubber, and there was some whining as the water felt colder than we had measured.
And the beach was incredibly quiet. A couple girls shooting their instagram pics and 4 of us out for a swim on what turned out to be a stunning evening. The boat wake in the bay was pretty tough to contend with, but Monti, Kylie, Meredith and…
You can imagine my disappointment after sleeping in until 6:15 this morning, looking out over the tranquil lake and seeing the overcast skies. This was followed by decidedly mixed feelings once it started to rain. I really appreciated the rain but my excitement about the morning swim…
Thankfully the water was six degrees warmer than the 13 degree air on this fine, smoke-free and sunny morning. In spite of this, the ten of us (five in wetsuits and five naked) continued our klatch at Juniper Beach strategically waiting for the breeze and the mild chop to…
As the five of us entered the 22 degree water on a warm, calm afternoon we couldn't help but notice the change in Kylie now that she has a successful channel swim behind her.
There were 10 of us who showed up to brave the decidedly choppy waters of Juniper Bay this morning. The water temperature had dipped to 20 degrees but, when compared to the 14 degree air temperature, was still comfortably warm (even without a wetsuit, Darin).
It was an idyllic evening that just three of us took advantage. The Beach was quiet, the air was warm and the water was like glass with few boats in sight. Only the hint of some smoke lingered, giving us the excuse to do a lazy swim…