: It was chilly, air temps around 50-degrees. I'm guessing the water
: was in the low 60s, maybe mid-60s, but I can't be sure. I wore
: gloves and didn't get my hands wet directly at all. As the
: morning progressed, it got a bit warmer (but, I was still off of
: the water before 10am). I figure that I have another 2 weeks of
: potential paddling in the gear that I have (wet suit + thermals
: + wind break layer on top). I haven't made the dry suit jump
: just yet - I just don't know how much more season it's going to
: bring me, I'm really not a fan of cold weather.

Sounds like you're weather is much like ours. Around here our favorite paddle lake is in a state park that in about a week starts closing at 5pm, sorta limits the evening paddles.

Bill H.