Dan Foster Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 This year's Squam Lake camping trip featured some of the most pleasant weather and paddling conditions that we've ever seen there. Daytime temps were in the high 70s, overnight lows in the high 50s, and the wind was most notably absent. Fall foliage was still a bit muted along the Squam Ridge that forms the northern backdrop for our paddles, but the maples and cranberries in the wetland coves we visited were ablaze. This was the year for paddling in shorts and t-shirts, for lunchtime swims and sunbathing on sun-warmed rocky ledges, for sunsets tinged with a hint of wildfire smoke, for sunset paddles and pre-dawn paddles, for close encounters with loons, and socially-distanced encounters with other looney types. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prudenceb Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Nice! Glad for you all. Swimming sounds particularly nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eneumeier Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Dan got up for pre-dawn nav practice and dawn paddles. I just snapped this dawn photo. Absolutely glorious trip. I met a friend for lunch Sunday at Walter's Basin. Highly recommend it. We sat at a hightop outside, well away from others. Two kayakers we kept running into were at another table. (Lookska and Epic boats, both from Arlington). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Foster Posted September 28, 2020 Author Share Posted September 28, 2020 Romaine's sunset paddle: A preview of 2021's "A road less paddled by" trip, for those of you who want to make a true multi-sport weekend of it: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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