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[catsittingstill]

It is finally getting to where the temperature is pleasant during the day, so tomorrow, after the last of the Planning Task Force meetings, I have promised myself I'll go canoeing. I've only been out a couple of times this summer. I'm hoping to make a whole camping trip in the next couple of weeks, maybe even on Fontana Lake, which borders the Great Smoky Mountains. We'll see about that--it's about a 4 hour drive to get around the mountains to the lake.

I'll have to stay close to shore the whole way if I make the Fontana trip, because the lake is cold, and I don't have anyone to go with me to help me get out of the water if I capsize, so I have to stay where I can swim to shore in a reasonable amount of time. That means a long paddle--across the lake would be nothing, less than a mile, but around the shore will be much longer. So it's probably a good thing if I go out soon to see where my paddling muscles are, since I haven't been using them much this year.

But I really, really want to go canoe camping. Haven't been for nearly two years. Haven't *ever* been with Patience.

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[randwolf.livejournal.com]

That sounds just wonderful. I want to try rowing on the lake here soon, before it gets too cold. But things are getting busy, so it won't be this week.

[(Anonymous)]

I was just talking about it to Donald Clarke, and he may take a few days off work to come down in early October and we could go together. Of course, first I have to do a few things like see if I can find a canoe for him to use :-)

I went out for a brief trip on Cherokee Lake (from the Panther Creek State Park launch ramp) today. I'll post about it later.

[catsittingstill.livejournal.com]

Whoops, that anonymous reply was actually me.