This has been a stormy start to summer in Chicago. We've had
lots of rain and, to our delight, several days of
strong northeasterly winds.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirdc259Iybi1Dke_XGt5XML4i7V399EH2tKanicr_9EJv-mYdeSoj9naOLYBsXk9aHNF843LOcPIVnc4OgasoytPKmiMh7-FmVQLwbK_568AnVald4tJeOhkjK1KhkOOywvW_IbfxsG7WD/s400/Screen+Shot+2013-07-01+at+8.29.39+PM.png) |
Northeast winds yield big waves on the southwest side of Lake Michigan. |
Better yet, this happened over a weekend. And even better than that, we had a contingent of kayakers staying at our house.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsvrA87YSmskLeGV-vn7k-shdQxbx7Rvc9IdlhyphenhyphenVbk-KPAazVUNk5mwn9vXgrad0QLO8WDAzKUXHPMc6MjTTo2S7hDwPaXSCz58mwUu98bSNCfggapOGnwckpojsaduruiwQ3MXp2kHxAo/s400/surf-10.jpg) |
Paddling out into 5- to 7-foot waves during one of three weekend paddle outings. |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ZV5jaTir1fM70uqTodyeFDWWcD2OVydDVDSSmgAoqxf6gyBz8FrJOENkKGIc0GYDUgcqeVxzCWgQJPgCMSap5ochwjOPfmPCtSwALlgQZFr9iNMenTc5QsFmevTpUYfnmSZ-GYMoEto2/s400/surf-11.jpg) |
Mountains of water, and no other boats to share it with. |
The winds were in the 20- to 25-knot range for most of the weekend. One evening, we paddled into the wind for more than an hour, then turned around and paddled back in 15 minutes. North-facing beaches had excellent surf, though paddling out against the wind and the waves was a workout.
Taking photos of surfing is uniquely challenging. It requires getting out of your kayak and snapping pictures while your friends continue playing in the waves. Some days we do it; some days we don't.
This time, we didn't.
No comments:
Post a Comment