tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5676283087083107245.post3017081990949922162..comments2023-08-12T01:47:49.289-07:00Comments on Red Over Red: New Book BluesJim Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00913922936188463257noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5676283087083107245.post-64937612871925938862010-12-29T04:55:34.274-08:002010-12-29T04:55:34.274-08:00"Isn't the water of Lake Champlain pretty..."Isn't the water of Lake Champlain pretty damn cold in September?" This question coming from a resident of Maine !?! I thought that Maine held the patent for cold water, and all the other states merely attempt cheap copies of your state's liquid frigidity. So, I guess that the answer to your question is, No, the water isn't cold (at least not by Maine's standards).<br /><br />Actually, the nature of Lake Champlain has an interesting effect on its water temperatures. Several years ago, we paddled in the deeper waters off Willsboro Point during Memorial Day Weekend, and the water temperature was in the forties; during the same weekend, it was in the sixties in the shallow waters by Ft. Ticonderoga. I guess that if you're willing to paddle with us, we should probably let you choose which part of the lake, as well as the watering hole to visit immediately thereafter. As for getting wet, well ...Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04182493120500878904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5676283087083107245.post-40772643833270173132010-12-28T07:35:32.346-08:002010-12-28T07:35:32.346-08:00All right, all right...
I've done a lot of ca...All right, all right...<br /><br />I've done a lot of canoeing, but I have to say I have never put my size XXXL rear end into a kayak. Still, you guys might persuade me yet.<br /><br />Isn't the water of Lake Champlain pretty damn cold in September? Not that there would be any chance of my going in the water, right?Jim Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00913922936188463257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5676283087083107245.post-54984113935755935102010-12-18T10:30:24.212-08:002010-12-18T10:30:24.212-08:00My father was a prolific writer of history for 40 ...My father was a prolific writer of history for 40 years and whenever a new book came out we all got a copy and were both proud and anticlimactic at the same time.It was always a sort of hurry up and wait. The one thing he always regretted was that he never kayaked with us. Jim, don't go through life with the same nagging writers regret. Who knows, maybe it will an inspiration for a new book.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07679177077530465986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5676283087083107245.post-70294456074130163982010-12-13T03:00:20.689-08:002010-12-13T03:00:20.689-08:00So, it looks like you will be visiting Ft. Ticonde...So, it looks like you will be visiting Ft. Ticonderoga twice in September. That gives us plenty of time to plan your inaugural kayak paddle with the Malden Yacht Club. You wouldn't want to deprive them of a chance to kayak with a REAL writer, would you, Jim? Don't worry; we haven't lost any of our guest paddlers ... yet.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04182493120500878904noreply@blogger.com