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…is so fun to kayak. It felt like being in a Norwegian fjord. If you’re sensitive or allergic to smoke you might want to wait a little – I’m not, but it was slightly hazy/present. The water was pretty calm, there was a strong wind which made going out a bit more effort, but coming back we just our oars up and floated back down the lake with the wind. It was a 2.5 hour drive – we put in at Colonial Campground, it was a 2 minute walk from the parking lot to the launch there. Spent a few hours kayaking and then drove over the bridge further along the 20 to Diablo Lookout which was *stunning* also. I’m normally a Lake Washington / Sound kayaker but it’s totally worth the day trip (unless you’re smoke sensitive, in which case still do it, but maybe wait until a clear day early-mid Autumn.) Anyway, that’s the post, just wanna make sure all the kayakers are enjoying their PNW summer to the fullest. 10/10 better than Point Defiance where my kayak deflated and I nearly drowned and there was a million jelly fishes. It is really pretty and we did get a private beach because we kayaked out to inaccessible parts, but then had to traverse said inaccessible parts to get back with a deflated kayak which isn’t a life experience I’d recommend (can be avoided by not deflating your kayak mid journey, but it has whirlpools and rip tides and I’m still too shook to recommend it lol, even if it is super pretty). submitted by /u/ailtn |
