End of 2025 Kayak season

 

I call this photo "Lakehenge". Note that there are no boats on the water, now late October. In the Sandpoint area, the marinas are empty because the water level is drawn down by ~11 feet as winter approaches. People either store their boats on land or take them to a marina elsewhere on the lake where there is enough water to keep boats afloat during the cold months.

My final day trip was in the Clark Fork Delta, launching from the drift yard. My companions were Pam D. and Diane B. We saw herons, bald eagles, cormorants, Canada geese etc. There were no winds and the water was therefore unusually flat. We stopped at Old Icehouse Pizza in Hope on the way back to the Sandpoint Metroplex.

I had a variety of goals during the 2025 season. I don't believe I achieved any