I was taking a lesson with Ray on Saturday morning, 6/29 so I didn't get to kayak with the group on Saturday. I arrived at the campsite late in the day and joined the group on Turquoise on Sunday morning. Other than a light head wind on the return from our trip around the lake, the air and water were quiet. The air was warm, the water was frigid. Our Eskimo roll expert, Mike Forbes, did a half dozen practice rolls for us. With his drysuit on, this was one way to stay comfortable with the steadily rising air temperature. While the rest of the group headed back home, I went back to the Twin Lakes Campground and after a short break, headed out on my own on Twin Lakes. One of my hobbies is reading and researching early tourism in Colorado so I
spent a good hour hanging out at the restored 1890's Interlaken Resort. This is a three mile plus hike-in according to the folks I talked with there, but it's only a 15 minute paddle from the Campground. No crowds and beautiful
weather- the only detraction from the beauty was the thick smokey haze (from the Gunnison Fire) that took away the otherwise spectacular mountain views
to the north. As a new member, the one surprise I had was the small number of Club members who were there for the weekend. It was a great time just the same and actually the peace and quiet was really what I needed.