9 ઑગસ્ટ, 2026

Kayak sunrise.

Video by Meade.
આમના દ્વારા પોસ્ટ કરેલા Ann Althouse પર 2:22 PM
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Lazarus કહ્યું...

I'll take "Cocktail Names" for $50, Alex ...

9/8/26 02:30 PM
Original Mike કહ્યું...

The smoke is back. The morning rain washed it out of the air for the moment, but it was bad last night, and will be again soon.

9/8/26 03:01 PM
Original Mike કહ્યું...

That's not a kayak. It's a canoe.

9/8/26 03:03 PM
Whiskeybum કહ્યું...

That’s right - a kayak sunrise is made with tequila; a canoe sunrise is made with rum.

9/8/26 03:37 PM
Jaq કહ્યું...

1500 to 1700 shows 200 years of smoke in ice core data, more than the modern era, so if past is prologue, well let’s hope we don’t go back to pre-industrial age fire smoke levels. I did not look at anything earlier, maybe the smoke lasted over 200 years.

9/8/26 03:55 PM
Aggie કહ્યું...

Those little shorty canoes are good for fishing, and probably better using the kayak paddle - but I'll still prefer a 17 footer if I'm paddling alone. Spin it around, sit backwards in the bow seat and use the paddle. If you're going with the wind you can fashion a spinnaker out of a rain poncho and really get going fast.

9/8/26 04:37 PM
Original Mike કહ્યું...

I've paddled hundreds of miles, over the years, in the backcountry; Quetico, Boundary Waters. I prefer a solo canoe for the task. And a bent-shaft paddle.

9/8/26 04:43 PM
Peachy+2 કહ્યું...

A leftist crazy in Spokane set the fire there. Arson - yet again.

9/8/26 04:50 PM
Original Mike કહ્યું...

I don't understand the modern preference for kayaks over canoes. Flat-water kayaks, sure, for really big water (Great Lakes, oceans), and whitewater kayaks for rapids. But inland lakes? Open canoes are much more practical and user friendly. I think it's that people get a false sense of security with a decked boat. And kayak paddles are a crutch for people who haven't learned how to paddle.

9/8/26 04:52 PM
Joe Bar કહ્યું...

Nice shot. Do people swim in Lake Mendota? If so, I would jump in every morning.

9/8/26 04:56 PM
Original Mike કહ્યું...

We swam in Lake Mendota when I was a kid. I don't know about now.

9/8/26 05:29 PM
Peachy+2 કહ્યું...

Jaq - interesting. Do you have a link to share?
Is that year 1500-1700? or???

9/8/26 06:32 PM
Smilin' Jack કહ્યું...

Lots of people swim in Mendota. The shoreline can get a bit grody with algae, though. The Union Terrace has a pier that extends out far enough to let you get started in clearer water.

9/8/26 06:49 PM
Original Mike કહ્યું...

Now that I think about it, we swam in Monona. Water quality is similar.

9/8/26 07:07 PM
Mason G કહ્યું...

"A leftist crazy in Spokane set the fire there."

Leftists think men can get pregnant and they don't know what a woman is (that might be just one thing). "Crazy" is the price of admission.

9/8/26 07:15 PM
Peachy+2 કહ્યું...

Leftist rage. HARMS people.

9/8/26 07:16 PM
Meade કહ્યું...

Yes it is a canoe. Thanks for the correction, Mike. Time for me to schedule an eye exam. Or maybe just pay closer attention to details.

9/8/26 08:05 PM
RCOCEAN II કહ્યું...

And that was no lady - that was my wife.

9/8/26 08:08 PM
RCOCEAN II કહ્યું...

Did Canoe guy engage Althouse in conversation? Or is he just into fish?

9/8/26 08:09 PM

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