"Mike McCrea" wrote in message
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Which do you prefer for a tripping venue, lakes or rivers?

Although I much prefer rivers for day trips I favor lake travel for
multi-day outings. Maybe it's the ability to base camp and day paddle,
maybe it's the (usually) more open vistas, maybe it's that I get some
peverse pleasure out of paddling in the wind at times. Maybe it's some
combination of things I can't quite put my finger on.

I'll have to ask the Missus; she *much* prefers river tripping under
any circumstance.

Lakes suck. I need to see the scenery changing, and to be able to relax on
that low brace and watch the miles roll by. I suspect the 'river or lake'
question is a lot like the 'cross-country or downhill' question (although I
prefer cross-country, myself).

For me, canoeing is a mode of recreational transportation. Point A to point
B, with great scenery and fun obstacles in the middle. I get enough upstream
wind on rivers, thank you, and the idea of actually paddling all day and
ending up in the same spot seems ridiculous.

Lakes are the bugsplat on the windshield of life, if you ask me. YMMV.

--riverman