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Nothing like having a whole Bigass Lake

Postby lewmt on Mon Jun 30, 2008 8:34 am

All To My Self :thumbsup: :mrgreen:

Although the weekend sucked for wind last Thurs was just right for a day out on War Horse Lake.
20 - 40 yard walk-outs with kite & board. Solid, grassy, & no muck or bad rocks, or poky weeds or thistles to stab my feet. Easiest self-launch opportunities imagineable. No boats, outcrop islands, people, jet ski-galkers, to hassle with in my no-skills launches. Warm water - a shorty was plenty comfortable all afternoon(75 deg airtemps that day). Closest person was maybe 3 miles away in the nearest farmhouse.

Sorry - I've tried to load 2 pictures I took that day but the thing says my file is too big & I'm just not savvy enough with my camera & programs to have a clue how to fix it so it'll fit. Anyone help?



Not a place to camp, since - when the wind dies the bugs will eat your lunch here. I suspect that by August & certainly by next year if water levels hold this lake will turn into more of a swampy/marshy type place & not be so good but for now its the only place I want to go if there's wind. There's room to crash at my place if anyone wants to come over.

Size - I'd say this lake is maybe 2/3rds the overall size of Georgetown, maybe 1/2, but guaranteed if you're out there kiting you'd be the only people on this lake.
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Re: Nothing like having a whole Bigass Lake

Postby noahpz on Wed Jul 02, 2008 12:04 am

Sounds pretty sweet and I know that it blows there lots! Attached are a couple of maps. War Horse Lake (~1400 acres) is about half of Georgetown Lake (2800 acres) but has a lot more kiteable area.

Noah
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Re: Nothing like having a whole Bigass Lake

Postby lewmt on Thu Jul 03, 2008 5:10 am

From NOAA:
"Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly cloudy, with a high near 85. Northwest wind between 15 and 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph."

7:50 pm update from NOAA for War Horse on Sat 7/5

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/MapCli ... 7&site=tfx

^^Noaa didn't lie today - what an awesome day!! :mrgreen:

That's one bigass lake to do a full length walk-of-shame end>end on though. Downside of having a whole lake all to myself I guess. Must get this going upwind thing down.
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