Going for a Paddle
Yesterday was gorgeous - hot, humid, sunny (okay, that wasn't all that great...but we have to soak it up here in N. Minnesota!) and the winds calmed by evening - Steve suggested we go for a paddle.
We put the canoe in right by Endion Station which is near the LakeWalk in Duluth. Poor Steve has to carry that big heavy thing (heavier than a normal aluminum canoe - blech) by himself but I got stuck with two backpacks, two paddles & two life jackets.
The lake was cool (okay, COLD) and so refreshing - the air currents swirled around us - at times hot and sticky, at times cool as the wind off a glacier (or the lake in winter). We paddled along the Lake Walk getting a different perspective than most in the summertime and reminiscing of our walk on the lake last winter (we were in about the same area - weird!). We watched sailboats hoped that no thousand-footers would come in or out (imagine the wake!) and enjoyed the sound of the water lapping at the edges of the canoe. It was peaceful, calm, quiet and relaxing. Hopefully we'll get to do it again soon.
Lovely Lake Superior at about 8:30pm
A view of Greysolon Plaza & the new Sheraton from the water (btw, my office is across the street from Greysolon - you can't see it but it's there!)
My darling husband.
Beautiful Lake.
One of many creeks entering into Lake Superior (this is Chester Creek, btw). That rock is a perfect spot to perch & read a book, don't you think?
Me with Duluth in the background
Seat with a view.
We put the canoe in right by Endion Station which is near the LakeWalk in Duluth. Poor Steve has to carry that big heavy thing (heavier than a normal aluminum canoe - blech) by himself but I got stuck with two backpacks, two paddles & two life jackets.
The lake was cool (okay, COLD) and so refreshing - the air currents swirled around us - at times hot and sticky, at times cool as the wind off a glacier (or the lake in winter). We paddled along the Lake Walk getting a different perspective than most in the summertime and reminiscing of our walk on the lake last winter (we were in about the same area - weird!). We watched sailboats hoped that no thousand-footers would come in or out (imagine the wake!) and enjoyed the sound of the water lapping at the edges of the canoe. It was peaceful, calm, quiet and relaxing. Hopefully we'll get to do it again soon.
Lovely Lake Superior at about 8:30pm
A view of Greysolon Plaza & the new Sheraton from the water (btw, my office is across the street from Greysolon - you can't see it but it's there!)
My darling husband.
Beautiful Lake.
One of many creeks entering into Lake Superior (this is Chester Creek, btw). That rock is a perfect spot to perch & read a book, don't you think?
Me with Duluth in the background
Seat with a view.
Comments
the one steve looks photo-shopped it's so perfect. I love the lake at those times....