{"id":1382,"date":"2014-06-15T10:50:55","date_gmt":"2014-06-15T02:50:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trampntrail.wordpress.com\/?p=1382"},"modified":"2014-06-15T10:50:55","modified_gmt":"2014-06-15T02:50:55","slug":"hike-6288-west-lake-to-stewarts-landing-june-15-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trampntrail.org\/2014\/06\/15\/hike-6288-west-lake-to-stewarts-landing-june-15-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Hike #6288 WEST LAKE TO STEWART’S LANDING June 15, 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"
Write-up by Nancy Coleman<\/strong><\/p>\n The weather forecast was not too good and it was Father\u2019s Day, but seven Tramps came out and kayaked from West Lake to Stewart\u2019s 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\u2019d have a really hard time paddling back. Fortunately the wind was blowing on our backs and it was easier than the trip down stream.<\/p>\n We saw a loon sitting on her nest. Later a great blue heron flew by.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Write-up by Nancy Coleman The weather forecast was not too good and it was Father\u2019s Day, but seven Tramps came out and kayaked from West Lake to Stewart\u2019s 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\u2019d have a really hard time paddling back. Fortunately the wind…<\/p>\n