one if by land..

we leave tonight for london, ON and then on to montreal, lake champlain, and ultimately to boston to see calliope & N. perhaps she'll leave a lantern on in the tower of the old north church so we'll know where to go... with side trips to the cape and connecticut we're on to virginia and time to catch up with the rest of the clan... and like fall weather .... it's time to leave...

newbies

it is always interesting to see new people experience the joy of being out on the water, and for one who works around the lake doubly so. the weekend before last stripbuilder talked a corps ranger into venturing out with us to explore the lake before drawdown. right now all my pictures would be of mudflats and places that haven't been seen for several years..... guess i'll just go back to canada instead. we leave next week for montreal and a chance to paddle on lake champlain in vermont, on the way to calliope's and the charles river.

migration

i've heard of birds migrating at this time of year but never alligators. this one was found in the chicago river and probably wouldn't survive a winter there any better than I could. now that calliope is in beantown she'll be safe from such creatures i hope. the seasons are changing here and autumn is rushing by. there was snow in yellowstone last weekend they tell me.

baidarka

after hearing how stripbuilder smoked the missouri river in his sleek new boat i decided the new used baidarka p&h kayak might be a good alternative to my faithful "rogue wave". with new hatch covers and some seat modifications it may be ready for the ever shrinking lake.