On 4/20/05 8:44 PM, in article , "Mike
Makela" ten.tsacmoc@alekamm wrote:


The water must be cold up their around the great lakes, do the kids go in
the cold water without complaint?

Hence the "intricacies" of wet wading :-) These are usually cold brook
trout streams, so we all learn about rock-hopping, keeping to the bank as
much as possible, and having a big towel handy back in camp! (...and a hip
flask for me, cocoa for them...)

My kids are real troopers about outdoors stuff, and if they want to explore
the stream, I let them know the boundaries of doing so safely. Sort of like
winter activities/play- knowing when it is OK to let your fingers or toes
get cold, and when it's not OK!

Even in summer, these streams stay pretty darned cold. Wouldn't want to do
it when the air temps are cold as well. But on a hot day, after a long
hike, splashing/playing/fishing in that water feels darned good!

Bill