Paddling on Lake Durant

These images show a beautiful scene as my wife Harriet and I paddled the length of Lake Durant this morning. The sky was gorgeous, the water was calm and warm, and we were the only people on the lake! What the pictures do not show are the thick beds of milfoil below the surface, and the unbelievably annoying swarms of stable flies that were biting us the entire time. I had brought a fly swatter with me since the flies have been very annoying on Indian Lake, but this was ridiculous!! I killed at least 200 flies in 90 minutes (see picture #11) See the whole album in my photo gallery!