Monday, August 11, 2008

Take a Friend to Benton Day


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Originally uploaded by Iron Bieso
A friend I've known since high school came up to visit Saturday, and we headed over to Lake Benton, Minn., for a nice trip on the water.

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The conditions were nearly perfect, albeit a bit hot, but no wind, few boats, just an ideal time for a first-paddling experience.

Kent tried Laura's 15-footer on our way out, then we swapped boats for the trip back. He seemed to enjoy it.

We saw a lot of pelicans and some shore birds. We put this video into the mixture as well.

Lake Benton is a dandy trip, about 80-90 minutes north and east of Sioux Falls. Not a good place to swim, though, the lake is choked with algae, so don't bring the kids to the beach unless you plan to hose 'em off afterwards.

Peace,
Bies

1 comment:

Jay Heath said...

What a great photo of your pal in your boat with the clouds reflected off a mirror calm Lake Benton!

Jay