Write-up by Nancy Coleman

The weather forecast was not too good and it was Father’s Day, but seven Tramps came out and kayaked from West Lake to Stewart’s Landing. As usual the weather forecast was wrong and we had a wonderful day to paddle. The water level was quite high so going down stream was not hard. Many people were out on their docks and someone told us that we’d have a really hard time paddling back. Fortunately the wind was blowing on our backs and it was easier than the trip down stream.

We saw a loon sitting on her nest. Later a great blue heron flew by.

Crossing West Lake to return to the put-in was windy and choppy. Some of us got splashed by the waves. That section can be challenging.

Bill Warren had a GPS and informed us when we had gone 8 miles. We had a way to go. The distance is actually 9.7 miles, so we all got a bit of extra exercise that day.