Taking advantage of a mid-spring “heat wave,” I biked out to Ladder #1 to get in a weekend swim before the air temperature dropped belowRead More
Category: Lake Monsters
Lake Michigan can best be described as “mercurial” this time of year… I biked out to Ladder #1 and arrived just after 7:00am. It wasRead More
Congrats goes out to Niki, Lake Monster #35, for braving the November waters. Way to go, Niki!
I hit the hay early last night (around 9:00pm) because I knew that the extra sleep would really help take the edge off of today’sRead More
Brief but intense would be a good way to describe this morning’s swim. I was expecting water temps in the 53F range, but the mercuryRead More
Saturday’s swim started a bit late. I got out there at 6:30am to check out the sunrise, but our magnificent personal star was hidden behindRead More
The water temperature at the swim site came in at a picture perfect 67F, so I opted to go with just my jammers and thermoRead More
If you woke up after 7:30am, chances are quite good that you will see no sunshine today. As was the case this time last year,Read More
The sun rose at 5:16am, and I made it out to Ladder #1 just in time to catch the show. I had to clean upRead More
Having the alarm clock sound off at 4:30am on a Saturday morning doesn’t make much sense to most people. And if you tell them thatRead More