Satuurday kaykaing journey to Clear Lake

Getting all 3 kayak's on the roof rack of my VW Jetta Sport wagon TDI….. secured with 8 tightening cords was quite challenging.  However, when we finished the kayak's were very well secured. We were fortunate to be able to borrow our friend (Basha's) kayak to add to our 2 so we could all be on the lake together!

Our direction said 1 hour and 18 minutes……it took us a bit longer as I wanted to be as careful as possible with the heavy load.

So we ended up at Clear Lake State Park 

CLEAR LAKE BOATING

CLEAR LAKE PICINING & HIKING

CLEAR LAKE Wikipedia

We spent about 3 hours on the water in just and easy and enjoyable day!  After loading up we stopped to dinner in Healdsburg Bar and Grill, before driving home!

Beth and I have been meaning to visit Clear Lake.  The environs are spectacular - and we wondered why it hasn't developed into a tourist mecca.  First, it's off the beaten path, 45 mintues of windy roads to the nearest straight away.   Next, the lake is a living thing - complete with algae and bacteria - that fills the water with particulates.  Not as alluring as we'd hoped.  But beautiful for kayaking.