Surfing Lake Superior -15F

[riverwalker]

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. That's demented.

I've been swimming in Lake Superior in July and it's unbearably cold even then. These people are nuts.

[catbyte]

5. You said it! I was up there in August one time, stuck my foot in the gorgeous, clear

water, and felt a jolt right up to my armpit, LOL. It was even colder than the streams in Glacier National Park. I still remember that knife-to-my-armpit feeling to this day.

[frylock]

2. nice break!

[Moostache]

3. Lake Michigan (southern shores) never break that nice...

Always seemed to be a lot of riptides, undertow and waves crashing into each other when I lived in that area...that is awesome to see though. If only we had more politicians who loved doing their jobs as much as those surfers love riding those waves! I'd be willing to bet that the country would be in a whole lot better shape!

[longship]

4. I've swam on the north shore once.

Never again. Even in a relatively enclosed bay in the midst of summer I got an ice cream headache just diving in.

The waves were crashing in. And it was fucking cold.

But Algoma is one of the most beautiful places on the planet. Once one visits, one never forgets it.

Agawa rock:


Part of the pictographs on Agawa Rock face which were the inspiration for Longfellow's "Song of Hiawatha":


Aubrey Falls:


Magpie Falls (near Wawa):


Montreal River Gorge:


All this and more within a days drive from the US border at Sault Ste. Marie.

At every turn in the road, the scenery takes ones breath away.

[benld74]

6. Them be polar bears for sur!!!!!!