I’m planning a trip to Lake Clark area and I had been hoping to do a fair bit of travel by my pack raft. I’ve used it before on rivers, but never lakes, especially not large lakes with high winds.
I was wondering if anybody has experience with this. In certain situations, like traveling down Twin lakes, I thought it would be interesting and simple way to travel rather than hiking through the brush. Is it feasible to travel at distance along lakes? Is it reasonable to travel 5-10 miles along the shore line in a day or is that just overkill. This summer I plan on doing a lot of experimenting to figure it out but I was hoping someone might be able to tell me more.
Secondly, I haven’t yet taken my raft on along distance excursion yet. I’m planning the trip to be about a hundred miles with mixed hiking and paddling, and might include some river travel - class II and III stuff. There doesn’t seem to be a clear consensus on whats the best for staying warm on extended trips. I’m looking for light weight but I’d also like to survive. WHats reasonable for river/lake wear on extended backpacking trips? Any ideas and suggestions would be really appreciated. Thanks.