Wilderness KAP
At first it was difficult to get the kite up here ... winds were going from near non-existent to gusty. However, the cross currents were what made it most difficult. Down on the lake far below, the winds were blowing directly up the lake towards me. But, up here where I was, they were blowing from left to right over the lake. Put that all together and you have a difficult kite flying situation.
So, I went a little further along the road, the winds became more consistent and the kite went up without a problem. Then it started to rain. Had no desire to replicate Ben Franklin's experiment, so I reeled in and came home. :-)
This is a reallly interesting area for KAP, though, so I hope to give it another try one of these days. The land mass you see on the left is Glover Island. It is the 18th largest lake island in the world. Grand Lake ... here in this area anyway ... never freezes. On Glover Island there are a number of other ponds and lakes, but near its center is a lake which also contains seven other islands. Those islands, and there aren't many like it in the world, are islands in a lake on an island in a lake on an island. If it weren't so difficult to get to, I'd love to fly a kite over it and get some shots.
Wilderness KAP
At first it was difficult to get the kite up here ... winds were going from near non-existent to gusty. However, the cross currents were what made it most difficult. Down on the lake far below, the winds were blowing directly up the lake towards me. But, up here where I was, they were blowing from left to right over the lake. Put that all together and you have a difficult kite flying situation.
So, I went a little further along the road, the winds became more consistent and the kite went up without a problem. Then it started to rain. Had no desire to replicate Ben Franklin's experiment, so I reeled in and came home. :-)
This is a reallly interesting area for KAP, though, so I hope to give it another try one of these days. The land mass you see on the left is Glover Island. It is the 18th largest lake island in the world. Grand Lake ... here in this area anyway ... never freezes. On Glover Island there are a number of other ponds and lakes, but near its center is a lake which also contains seven other islands. Those islands, and there aren't many like it in the world, are islands in a lake on an island in a lake on an island. If it weren't so difficult to get to, I'd love to fly a kite over it and get some shots.