u/Sawfish1212

Every year we spend a week there for a church retreat. I organize a paddling trip for the teens and bring or borrow enough boats for everyone.

Besides the youth trip, I also take people out at dawn to see the sunrise and at dusk to see the stars. The dusk trips are always interesting as chatterbox teenager girls become silent as the sun drops. A couple years ago I had three who went even though clouds were rolling in and blocking the stars. They happily just drifted in the dark enjoying the dark and stillness.

The lake (Kushaqua) is unique as it has a low bridge and a railroad embankment tunnel, the acoustics in the tunnel are spectacular and we require everyone to sing something as they go through.

The last day my family went out for our own trip, it was the first time for my son in law and second for my daughter, and they loved it. They're the ones just laying in the sun while the rest of us were swimming.

This was my wife's 4th time standing on a paddleboard, 3rd time this year, and she was bashing over motorboat wakes like they weren't there. She's gone from trying it to be with the family to doing it for the fun of it.

The Adirondacks are my favorite place to paddle in the world.

Totally surprised by my wife. Last year she stood up on a paddleboard for the first time in her life. It was a wide, heavy lifetime fathom that is slow but stable.

She didn't go with me since then, but on independence Day, we went for a family paddle and she was determined to stand.

There's an island in the lake that is a park for lake residents to use, and she found the boat traffic made to many waves and used the Jobe SUP seat but on the return trip, I put her on my big 12 foot fiberglass board and she paddled about 2 miles back without falling once, bracing her paddle tip on the board for the worst of the boat wakes, and they were relentless as many were towing tubes or carrying a full load of riders.

A heavy wide board really helps, especially when you're about to turn 50 and learning something new. 20+ years of pilates definitely helped as well. Our teenager daughters have been doing this for years, but this is the first time she could paddle with them like this. A few years ago, they both struggled to stay standing on inflatable boards in similar conditions, but their solid boards and a few years of experience made them look like pros.

Daughter graduated high school yesterday, I offered to take the teens paddleboarding after the party. They love this because it means they can go swimming. We drop an anchor and tie off the leashes and enjoy the water.

They weren't ready to leave until it got dark.

Graduation weekend for my daughter and her cousins were in town for the weekend. After the party we went paddleboarding, which is just an excuse to go swimming

Sweated all day at work, got home, loaded up, and a thunderstorm rolled through, so we ate dinner and went after.

They couldn't wait to go swimming and while it was still cold, it's not as cold as the Gulf of Maine. There was a spectacular "second sunset" due to high clouds blowing in from the south.

The next day was hotter, and we got to watch the Amtrak downeaster fly by as we were swimming on a different pond.

Finally got a chance to test my new to me easy eddy 10.2 modular SUP. it's plenty stable and fast enough. Unfortunately it seems that nobody can design a modular SUP design without design compromises that make it less useful than a regular board, and this design is no exception. The top deck curves down at the bow, making any waves, like motorboat wakes, roll right onto the deck.

Buying something off marketplace, this was the next door neighbors house. The seller thought it was a yurt, but it's like no yurt I've ever seen