Kayaking Laurel River Lake (KY)
2/24 - 2/26/17
I dropped the kids off at school and headed to Laurel River Lake. The weather forecast looked like it should be a good weekend, but a little windy and some rain overnight. One lesson learned on this trip, wind really matters when you are paddling. I never really paid too much attention from a backpacking point of view.
Beautiful day, but launching into the wind had waves breaking over the bow of the kayak. Once I got out of the wind, I was able to enjoy the day.
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Here is me enjoying the day even more
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I found a good campsite with potential sunset views
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And then the stars came out
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The next morning it was very windy
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I ended up putting in at the boat in campground and doing some hiking
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and then setup camp and waited for the sunset and stars
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The sunset was not that impressive, but the stars were really nice
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Woke up the next morning to sunny and no wind, an easy paddle back to the boatramp.
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A great couple of days, more pics and a lot more detail here https://backpackandbeer.blogspot.com...iver-lake.html