Evanston 9/9/09

Today was just a quick solo trip to the Lake as a final stretch out before Big Shoulders. The sky was cloudy with a light east wind and air temperatures in the upper 60's. The water remains 66 as there is no warm water available for the east wind to bring in. On the other hand there is no cold water nearby on the surface of the Lake so unless an unforecast westerly flow develops in the next few days we can expect present water temperatures to hold through Big Shoulders this Saturday. Nonetheless, the Lake felt chilly this morning.

There were 2 foot swells coming straight in from the East with light chop on top. But it was not hard swimming out against them. Oddly, they were a little more bothersome coming back with them. I was in the water for about 25 minutes of which about 20 was actually swimming. Given the 4 miles or so I logged in the Lake this weekend that is probably enough.