July 22 Kayak Expedition – Apostle Islands, WI
Drove up from Seeley early
7-22 directly to Little Sand BayGot to Little Sand Bay later
than desired – arrived at ~ 10:00 AM.
Took 2 full hours to pack up, fix jammed rudder peddle, check weather,
etc.
When in process of launching –
Park ranger warned about Small Craft Advisory..
I told him, it’s OK, I’ve got lots of experience, paddled Canadian shoreline
of Lake Superior, etc. But – I was
worried!
Strong NE Winds – definitely 20
Knots; And – I was starting out around peninsula
to NE! Hadn’t had kayak in water in 2
years!!! I had to fight to get to Point
Detour – Little Sand Bay was very sketchy with 3 to 4 ft waves – dead into the wind.
Stopped in Raspberry Bay – there
was a dock with small commercial operation – no one around; definite worry about stopping somewhere, and
not be able to launch / large surf/waves pretty much everywhere. But – was able to find a good spot near dock –
and easy to launch
Once I got to Raspberry
Point, started heading SE , then South.
Wind was trailing, water much calmer – it was smooth sailing all the way
to Bayfield. Stopped in Red Cliff Bay –
near shipwreck to eat and drink – then took off to Bayfield. Got some sun, and fast paddling – clocking close
to 5 mph near Red Cliff.
ROUTE:
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Little Sand Bay /
Beach/Campground
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Point Detour
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Across Raspberry
Bay
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Raspberry Point
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Across Frog Bay
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Red Cliff Bay
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Across Red Cliff
Bay
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Past Red Cliff
-
Bayfield
Total Miles (GPS / 3 sections) = 17.5 Miles
Caves
Chasing Canoe that left from Red Cliff Bay 20 minutes before I left shore
Ducks near Red Cliff!
Madeline
Red Cliffs
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