Hi kayakers,

Will we finally have summer?  Last Tuesday was a beautiful evening on Canyon Ferry Lake. We had 9 people, a few of whom were getting in their boats for the first time this season. Yea!!

This Tuesday, the plan is to meet at Black Sandy Campground at 6:15.

(Directions: take Lincoln Road about 4 miles from I 15 until it Ts; then go left about 3 miles on Hauser Dam Rd. to the lake.  Black Sandy is right there, where you see the lake, before you head up to the dam. You can also come up Lake Helena Drive.  Pass the causeway and it will eventually become Hauser Dam Rd and take you to Black Sandy.)

See you on the water.

Susan

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General info for folks new to the group:

Our flatwater paddling group is a group of folks who informally get together on Tuesday evenings for a couple hours to paddle on various open bodies of water in the Helena area  We've paddled at the Regulating Reservoir, from York Bridge going both north & south, from the Causeway on Lake Helena Drive, out at Canyon Ferry, and at the Gates of the Mountains. We try to be on the water by 6:15.

People need to have their own boats, life jackets, paddles, etc. and be able to be responsible for themselves.  You should also be pretty comfortable on open water and in dealing with wind and occasional choppy water. It's a fun, sociable group of people and we all enjoy paddling for fun and recreation.  We also enjoy getting more people involved in kayaking.  Occasionally we plan trips on weekends.

Each Tuesday evening we decide where to meet the following week and I've volunteered to e-mail reminders about the meeting spot. If you have any questions, feel free to e-mail me.