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Quote of the Day (#16)There is magic in the feel of a paddle and the movement of a canoe, a magic compounded of distance, adventure, solitude, and peace.Sigurd F. Olson
Lower Lamoille
Wednesday Jun 8, 2011
Participants:
Kayak: Chris Weed, John Atherton, Rich Reynolds, Ken Emery, Peg Pelckmann, Justin Worth, Rod MacIver, Doug Roszman
Open Canoe: Brock Richardson
C1: Tony Shaw
Organizer: Chris Weed
Difficulty: novice WW
Level: low boatable
Gauge (ft): 3.92
Gauge (cfs): 900
Author: Chris Weed
As usual, this early June trip on the Lamoille was planned months ago knowing that the flow might be very low by late spring. And low it was, but this spring one could say that was somewhat surprising! Fortunately for denizens of the Lake Champlain shoreline we have been getting less rain and more sun and warmth over the past 10 days. This Wednesday the air temperature was about 90, and the water temperature was in the mid-60s.
A few days after VPC's Novice Clinic, it was a good opportunity for some participants to get more practice-a preview of the Class II Clinic in July. Doug, Rod, and Justin all made the trip. It lacked challenge for Justin, who is an advanced novice with the beginnings of a combat roll, but it was perfect for Doug and Rod. The rest of us got relief from the heat and some late day relaxation. The weather turned ominous about two-thirds of the way down the river, as the first signs of impending thunderstorms arrived-thickening cloud cover and a strong west wind. We made it to the takeout before anything more happened. As it turned out, the storms didn't hit northwest Vermont until much later, but most of us weren't inclined to press our luck. (Besides, I was hoping to make an 8:30 pm performance at the Flynn. It didn't quite work out that way.)
All in all, it was a very pleasant way to spend a muggy workday evening before nightfall.