I have set a goal to paddle every state before my life is over. I have paddled Kansas, Missouri, Oklahma, Colorado, and now I can add Idaho to the list. We rented a canoe and tandem kayak from North Beach Rentals on the upper part of Payette Lake. Eric, Michelle, Dathan and Tate were in the canoe, while Kaitlin and I were in the tandem kayak. We paddled north up the Payette River that feeds into the lake. We paddled an hour and 1/2 until the current became too strong to go further. The scenery was beautiful. When we returned the owner of North Beach Rentals showed us an image on her cell phone that someone up the river had just e-mailed her. A female moose was standing in the river. Sure wished we had seen that! The next morning I rented a kayak from Gravity Sports on Payette Lake. I paddled 2 1/2 miles across the lake in the teardrop section of the lake and then 3 miles north to the cliffs of the Ponderosa state park. Finally, I paddled back about 3 miles to the put in. I routinely saw depths of 90 some feet and 100 some feet. I think I went across the deepest part of the lake at 395 feet, because at one point my Humminbird depthfinder went to 0' and showed no bottom. My unit only goes to 120 feet. What a great couple of days on the water. I believe everyone should set goals in their lives and do their best to keep them.
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