I arrived at L1 a bit early as I made good time on the drive south from Evanston. The air was a crisp 46F, but we didn’t have the gusty winds and overcast skies of the last two weeks. So I was very pleased when the lake temp reading came in at 60.2F – a slight surge from the previous week but quite welcome!
I spent a few moments briefing some of the new swimmers, but I had to stop occasionally to check out the magnificent show. As I have written many times in the past, the sunrises in October are arguably the finest of the year, and we sure got a great one Saturday morning!
Just like last week, I did the out-and-back to the beach. But this time I had a curious cormorant accompanying me for part of the way south. Being the quicker and more agile swimmer, he soon lost interest in my slower paced efforts and darted off to more exciting ventures.
By the time I returned to L1, the iridescent October sun was out in full force. So I stayed around and chatted with some of the other swimmers while the bright sunshine helped stave off the afterdrop.
Yet another majestic fall morning that you all missed out on (again)!
Pre-dawn colors
Sunrise sequence
Lake Monsters in their element
The L1 cormorant
Joseph, Lake Monster 429 (congrats!)
Frank, Lake Monster 430 (congrats!)
