SnakeByte
Well-Known Member
My wife and I had our first night boating experience last Saturday evening and it was incredible! I could do that every evening if there were time.
We left our slip around 7pm and returned around 11pm. We had incredible weather and calm waters. Our boat is slipped on the Yahara River, downstream of Lake Monona. We left for our destination, the University of Wisconsin Union Terrace, which is located on Lake Mendota. This involves going across Lake Monona, up the Yahara River, through the locks, and partly across Lake Mendota. In words it sounds like a long trip, but in reality it's not bad at all. In addition to being our first night boating experience, it was also our first time going through the locks!
It was a fun experience overall, we even got to try out the Ice Blue LEDs which I surprised my wife with. She was the one who actually wanted them. Those and the chrome logo were the only post order changes we made.
Can't wait to do another night outing...here are some pics.
Satellite view of the Madison lakes to give you some perspective.
Satellite view of the lock between Lake Mendota and Lake Monona
Approach the lock via the Yahara River.
The Monona Terrace, a Frank Lloyd Wright designed convention center on Lake Monona
Pics of the Bimini Ice Blue LED...very glad we added these on...give off a great mood light while still allowing me to navigate. I did turn them off when I was navigating tighter section of the the Yahara River, just to keep my vision at it's peak.
We left our slip around 7pm and returned around 11pm. We had incredible weather and calm waters. Our boat is slipped on the Yahara River, downstream of Lake Monona. We left for our destination, the University of Wisconsin Union Terrace, which is located on Lake Mendota. This involves going across Lake Monona, up the Yahara River, through the locks, and partly across Lake Mendota. In words it sounds like a long trip, but in reality it's not bad at all. In addition to being our first night boating experience, it was also our first time going through the locks!
It was a fun experience overall, we even got to try out the Ice Blue LEDs which I surprised my wife with. She was the one who actually wanted them. Those and the chrome logo were the only post order changes we made.
Can't wait to do another night outing...here are some pics.
Satellite view of the Madison lakes to give you some perspective.
Satellite view of the lock between Lake Mendota and Lake Monona
Approach the lock via the Yahara River.
The Monona Terrace, a Frank Lloyd Wright designed convention center on Lake Monona
Pics of the Bimini Ice Blue LED...very glad we added these on...give off a great mood light while still allowing me to navigate. I did turn them off when I was navigating tighter section of the the Yahara River, just to keep my vision at it's peak.
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