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Superior: Nastiest of the Great Lakes?
Posted by: NewbTastic on Sep-27-12 8:06 AM (EST)

Seems like whenever ppl talk about the Great Lakes, it usually comes out that, while all the GLs can have their moods, Lake Superior is the one most prone to having hazardous/deadly conditions.

Is this true? and if so, exactly why so?

Just curious... I'm a West Coaster, so I've never been there, but I think it'd be interesting/awesome to paddle Superior one day.

The term 'inland sea' seems apt. I still can't get over the fact that it's more than 150 times larger than Lake Tahoe, and 20 times larger than San Francisco Bay. =o

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Kayaking Lake Superior - toad_ali - Sep-25-12 4:35 PM
- I have no specific brand recommendations - kayamedic - Sep-25-12 4:45 PM
  - curious.... - jcbikeski - Sep-25-12 6:56 PM
    - It does. Environment Canada always - kayamedic - Sep-25-12 9:01 PM
      - So mainly the NNE coast? - jcbikeski - Sep-25-12 9:20 PM
    - Great Lakes are indeed unpredictable - willowleaf - Sep-26-12 2:18 AM
      - how do tour operators manage - jcbikeski - Sep-26-12 9:49 AM
        
        Watching the lake for months - kayamedic - Sep-26-12 10:21 AM
        
        good to know there are clues - jcbikeski - Sep-26-12 10:55 AM
        
        that's a very good idea. - kayamedic - Sep-26-12 12:18 PM
    - Even on Lake Erie - Celia - Sep-26-12 12:11 PM
- thoughts - Peter-CA - Sep-25-12 6:23 PM
- Contact Bryan Hansel - willi_h2o - Sep-25-12 8:22 PM
- sobering - Peter-CA - Sep-25-12 8:41 PM
- If you haven't see people in wet suits - Celia - Sep-25-12 9:02 PM
  - Here is a link to an outfitter in the - kayamedic - Sep-25-12 9:40 PM
- Agree with prior posts - - rpg51 - Sep-26-12 7:05 AM
- Superior - rusty125 - Sep-26-12 9:23 PM
  - P&H - Chatam - Sep-26-12 11:48 PM
- Superior: Nastiest of the Great Lakes? - NewbTastic - Sep-27-12 8:06 AM
  - Inland Sea - Jeffrey_Lee - Sep-30-12 9:02 PM
    - Great article, thanks! - NewbTastic - Oct-01-12 2:50 AM
- Kayaking superior - glendorado - Sep-27-12 8:10 AM
  - The map is neat - kayamedic - Sep-27-12 9:57 AM
    - Primarily Wind flows [ West - East ] - willi_h2o - Sep-27-12 10:39 AM
    - she'll be back - willowleaf - Sep-27-12 10:40 AM