Summitt Lake, July 16, 2011

The summer continued to be dismal and rainy, resulting in few kayaking trips during what should have been prime kayaking time.  I managed to sneak out to Summitt Lake for a few hours one Saturday, between rain showers.  The sun shone just long enough to make it feel like summer.

I launched my kayak at the boat launch off Adams Road, and paddled through the islands towards the western shore of the lake.

A nice picture of Elephant Rock to start off.  I say nice, because from this distance, it just looks like a rock.  If you get too close to it, all the grafitti is visible, and it doesn't look as nice.

Stump across the lake from the boat launch :)

Summitt Lake is one of those lakes that is big enough to have several islands, and plenty of nooks and crannies to explore.  Each time I go there, I end up somwhere I haven't been before.


This time I followed the western shoreline towards the stream leading into Upper Summitt Lake.





I paddled up the stream for a short distance, but turned around before getting to Upper Summitt Lake.

Reminds me a little of St. Marie Lakes.

 

Pretty reflections on the way back to the boat launch.