I always check the wind forecasts the day before kayaking.    In this case, the forecast called for strong winds by 10:00 am, so I left before 7:00 am and picked a lake close by.   All was calm at the boat launch on Edith Lake.

I opted for one loop around the shoreline, a 3.7 km paddle, and the conditions were excellent for the hour.

I enjoy the back channel in behind the hill.    Fishing boats rarely venture there and I can paddle into all of the side channels in the valley between grasslands hills.

I had expected some wind, but I picked the right time and place to paddle on my 35th day of paddling for 2021.

My rating for this paddle – [usr 4.0 size=20]