Do you enjoy swimming in freshwater?

[Aruka]

We hiked in to this lake and had it to ourselves. Water was probably around 70F. Perfect for swimming. We swam all the way across and my girl got a little freaked out as we neared the center. I had to play it cool and talk her through it. Not gonna lie though it was creepy out there for some reason.

 

[silentbutdeadly]

Any nudes? @oeste was too afraid to ask

 

[Aruka]

For @Havoc

 

[Aruka]

Any nudes? @oeste was too afraid to ask

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[keenfish]

We hiked in to this lake and had it to ourselves. Water was probably around 70F. Perfect for swimming. We swam all the way across and my girl got a little freaked out as we neared the center. I had to play it cool and talk her through it. Not gonna lie though it was creepy out there for some reason.View attachment 153733View attachment 153734

What a lovely setting!
I hope you didn't disturb or scare any of the local wildlife with all the screams and groans coming from your tent that night!

 

[Bayview]

I'm scared of shark-type things, even in fresh water lakes....

Me too.

I used to swim a lot in the Delaware river until one day I convinced me, myself and I that a bull shark was gunna eat me. Full on JAWS. I walked home a mile. PTSD. Never been the same.

Great workout against mother natures treadmill and water can be super clear. My neighbors snorkel often and have some great underwater video of bass in action.

there’s nothing like glacial water high up in the mountains. Hot sunny day with a few minute dip or cliff jump is heaven. Sunset on the delware where I still occasionally swim.

 

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[Redeyes]

Fvck swimming in freshwater.

 

[tbuc]

We had a family reunion trip to Yosemite Valley during one of the dry years. It was later in the
season but the river still had a decent amount of water. I brought my mask and snorkel and spent
some time getting to the bottom at 10' and swimming around in general. The visibility was pretty good.

One thing about lake swimming is the gook that squeezes up between your toes when you're
walking out. Can't stand it.

 

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[Senor Sopa]

Other than a pool, I'm never comfortable in freshwater.

Just seems strange.

I don't want it in my mouth or up my nose.

The whole sinus thing is wack. Lakes just don't go up the nose the same as the ocean.
I do not like that fresh water, Sam I am.

 

[Chocki]

I am sir Nose d'Voidoffunk
I can't swim
I never could swim
I never will swim

 

[ElOgro]

I grew up swimming in Lake Havasu, never thought about it. Dad threw us in and that was it.


Backyard swimming hole if you’re game. I’m not, I know what hangs out in there. This is the low water stage of the year and the only water that isn’t stagnant brackish within a mile so if it needs fresh water this is the place.

Stuff that lives in the Carrizo. Different kinds snakes, both venenosa and otherwise. Big Iguanas, up to 6’. Snapping turtles on the banks and the island. We had a small crocodile that had to be relocated a couple of years ago.

I’m still looking for investors for the wave pool project..

 

[casa_mugrienta]

I grew up swimming in Lake Havasu, never thought about it. Dad threw us in and that was it.

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Backyard swimming hole if you’re game. I’m not, I know what hangs out in there. This is the low water stage of the year and the only water that isn’t stagnant brackish within a mile so if it needs fresh water this is the place.

That's a no.

But thanks for the offer.

Is that 55-gallon drum a diving platform?

 

[ElOgro]

That's a no.

But thanks for the offer.

Is that 55-gallon drum a diving platform?

Canceled water well for irrigation, 3 meters deep. Dug with an 8’ bar and shovels. Not close to potable, even filtered it looks like very strong tea. We used that until we resized the pond. 100m behind that on the neighbor’s property is a 5m well that you can drink the water out of the hose.

 

[Chocki]

We’ve got a pool and a pond
Pond would be good for you

 

[Mr Doof]

Other than a pool, I'm never comfortable in freshwater.

Just seems strange.

I don't want it in my mouth or up my nose.

And the though of leeches are always in the back of my mind.

Can you relate?

1 As kids we used to catch leeches and use them for bait. Better than worms because they had tougher skins and didn't tear as much.

2 Wading on the shore in a lake near Santiam Pass, saw some tots playing in the water and scooping up detritus, rocks, etc. Go over to the watchful mom with a rock that I pulled up right in front of her and showed her the leeches on the underside and said when your kids get out, that it would be wise to check them. She freaked out way more than was necessary. Sorry about that, kids, I know it was a hot day.

3 Was strolling around trails with Sweetie-pie in Guy Fawkes wilderness. When we get back to car, pulled about a dozen leeches off me, double that on her. I thought her anger about being tastier than me was unfairly projected and from then on, decided to never again propose that bittering agents in hoppy beer that I had previously enjoyed the night before might actually have greater protective properties than anything found in delicious fermented grape sqeezings.

4 Are amoebas in still, warm, water more deadly than leeches?

5 Swam across the Willamette river many times as a kid. For my first swim across, Larry and I swam to Ross Island from Willamette Park. Port of Portland patrol picked us up when we were halfway back and dropped us off. Told us to use floatation next time. Perhaps being downstream from Crown Zellerbach poisoned them all or the carp got them, but never found leeches there.

6 Swam in many of the waterfalls in the Columbia Gorge, including the Multnomah Falls (the pool under the lowest falls) as well as Silver Falls State Park. I never found any leeches in them and thought the high O2 concentration might not be optimal for them...or maybe it was the current or lack of detritus.

7 Ah, University Falls in the Sierra is closed....man, what a great place before it got over-run. Seemed like the year melt would clear out the leeches, well, the weak ones anyways.

8 Used to go to this reservoir when attending university.....good times....may be better without sound, but if you enjoy utterly bland milktoast softporn 'easy listening', well, turn it up!

9 Swam once in Crater Lake...super clear, non-eye stinging, but instant the ice cream headache after the leap in meant I could only make the leap 4 times.

10

Yeah I gotta say deep mountain lakes like Tahoe and Chelan are pretty great to swim in.

You stay at Stehekin Valley Ranch? Can recommend for family fun and good rest stop spot for Pacific Crest Trail types. I totally loved their all you can eat breakfasts.

11 There is a hot spring lake in the Alvord Desert that is slightly fizzy. Cool on the edges, but further out and the deeper it gets,, the water get darker and it gets more fizzy and warmer too. The fear there is sudden outgassing due to tremor or blast of much hotter water. We wished we had brought fresh water to rinse off with aftwards.....not as bad as after swimming in Mono Lake or Salt Lake, but getting there.