Kids in Control

This past weekend we took a family camping trip to Richard Bong Recreational Area just over the boarder in Wisconsin.  There is a decent sized lake there called Vern Wolf Lake.  Now that the pink kayak has a permanent home in the truck, we were all ready to hit the water!

We spent the weekend with some other families, so there were a few more kids in the mix. When I pulled the lil yak and the canoe out to the water, all the kids came ripping across the beach.  Of course EVERYONE wanted to go. With limited life vests and a few of them new to paddling, we went in shifts.

The water was very clear in Vern Wolf.  There were a lot of plants to see and a handful of fish here and there. There were also a few swans floating around.  The littlest paddler liked looking at the passing water plants and touching them as we floated over them.  She spent more time with her face in the water than she did looking at what the other kids were up to.

And what they were up to was pretty interesting. I don't think they realized how impressive it was, but I was pretty proud that we were able to do it.  With the little pink yak pulled up along the canoe, the kids were able to swap spots with out us having to head back to solid ground.  The yak is really stable in the water and I have enough weight on my side of the canoe to cancel out any shifts the lil ones made.

They swapped spots a couple times, then we headed back to the beach to let the other kids have a chance to paddle.  The next round went just as smooth as the first. We all had a blast and the kids got to try something different.  While we didn't paddle the whole lake, we got to explore about half of it with both boats.

The next morning we hit the water early and made a family trip out of it.  Both boats hit the water and we made our way around the entire lake.  The water plants took over a lot of the shoreline, so we were not able to really get into the cove at the far southeast side of the lake.  It looked like it would have been a cool spot to hang out.

This was a nice lake to hit with the family.  If you are out that way, I would say that it was worth the paddle. A park pass is required so if you have one already... hit it!