August in October: 80 degrees F. on Lake Champlain in the first few days of October. Summer, but with low-angle Autumn light. Very strange, but very beautiful. Hazy on the Green Mountains and the Adirondacks and blue water with an unnerving touch of algae closer to shore. And very shallow because of the drought. Leddy Beach to Juniper Island and back with a south wind. Shot with an iPhone.
Tag: kayaking
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August in October
Von Nemethy paddles north from Juniper Island as the sun sets over the Adirondacks. Waders in the shallow water at Leddy Beach in Burlington. Smooth paddling on Lake Champlain. The Spirit of Ethan Allen tour boat cruises Lake Champlain. -
Not too Late to Paddle
We’ve had some frosty nights, followed by summer-like weather, so the water temperature in Lake Champlain has plummeted into the low 60s, but it’s still paddling season. 
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Frost on the Dock
Lake Iroquois, Williston, VT, this morning. Temperature about 36 degrees F. Frost on the dock, but worth it to see the light. Five days ago it was 94 degrees and humid.
