It was a brisk 47F outside when I stepped out into the darkness and started up my car on Saturday morning. But I could seeRead More
Category: Lake Monsters
We gambled and won this morning. The forecast called for a 40% chance of thunderstorms, and we managed to finish up our swim right beforeRead More
The forecast called for heavy rain – but not thunderstorms – during the early morning hours of today. So absent any lightning, the swim wasRead More
I got out to L1 a bit early on Saturday morning as I was very eager to find out what the water temperature was atRead More
An intrepid group of around ten swimmers showed up at L1 and got in a swim in the 72.1F lake. I was a bit concernedRead More
Our first swim of August 2015 was unquestionably one of the best ones we’ve had all year. And if you slept in this morning, youRead More
We had some pretty chaotic thunderstorms move into the region yesterday afternoon. But once again, we lucked out at 5:30am! The air temperature was alreadyRead More
After a much extended Spring, we finally got our first Summer swim out at L1. And it was magnificent! Mother Nature did not disappoint usRead More
I was a bit concerned about what the lake would present to us at 5:15am since the forecast called for 20mph+ winds – typically aRead More
A quick swim report since we finally got a sunny day, and I’m not going to stay inside and squander the first official day ofRead More