2018 06 27 Oh La La Olalla

Paddling Olalla Reservoir . . . a mellow evening paddle

First thing we noticed was the wind upon arriving at the boat launch at Olalla Reservoir . . . the concerns were if there was too much wind so the paddling would be too much of an effort . . . someone commented that there were no white caps . . . though every gust of wind blew gritty dust into our eyes . . . we decided to give it a try . . . it looked calm along the edges . . . we could always turn around and head back if the wind was too much . . . we were there - so we may as well put the kayaks in the water.

Turned out to be a mellow paddle . . . no problems caused by the wind . . . it actually calmed down considerably once we had been out for awhile . . . but just as I had finished my paddle and was pulling up to the shore - it started to sprinkle . . . I had my rain hat on . . . so it was perfect. Used the windshield wipers at first along the 15 minute drive home . . . but by the time I was pulling into my driveway, the clouds had broken up . . .