Two Paddles in One Day
We had heard that it didn't take much wind on Lake Superior to stir up big swells. We feared that paddling our kayaks on the world's largest freshwater lake could be a challenge, that we should expect to find ourselves battling waves that could exceed several metres. And in the outfitter store in Sault Ste. Marie, the owner, who chatted us up and recommended some good paddling spots in and near the Lake Superior Provincial Park, told us of some 17-foot swells in Alona Bay, just north of Pancake Bay. It's a beautiful spot, he added, telling us we should check it out. Not if there were 17-foot waves, we replied. Before we packed for this trip, DW and I had decided that we wouldn't do the second half of our trip, where we had planned to spend the second week further north, near Rossport and Nipigon, paddling the islands in the northernmost region of Lake Superior. The islands were Crown land and we'd be able to camp wherever we made landfall. There was still smoke ...
