On (16 Oct 03) George Pope wrote to Cindy Haglund...

Hello George,

 GP> Why would you want a SALT water lake?  What's wrong with fresh water
 GP> lakes, that smell much better, don't cause damage to the
 GP> surrounding environment, and still have all the beauty of Nature, in a
 GP> lake (more so, since more plants could grow nearby!)?

 GP> When I was a kid, my dad would take us to the beach in summers, but
 GP> not to the ocean one(not TOO far off) but to a large lake that was
 GP> probably more or less the same distance driving) -- it was great! 
 GP> When I first
 GP> saw the ocean beaches, I was unimpressed -- when swimming, if you get
 GP> any in your mouth -- EWWWYUCKOO!!! :| but in the lake -- it was pure &
 GP> natural/clean -- you could be out in a canoe in fairly deep water and
 GP> still see the bottom on a clear day!  (We did that when I was about
 GP> 12, my dad took my brother & I up the lake in a canoe for a weekend
 GP> campout!)  Wonderful! (Harrison Lake, BC -- if you can find photos of
 GP> it & the area, you'll surely be impressed with the natural beauty of
 GP> the surroundings there!)

Well.... Ya know.... I grew up in Oklahoma City, Ok. Now... In BC and
areas like that, the lakes might be real nice and clear, but in
Oklahoma, it's a bit different. The land is red dirt and the lakes
tend to be red water. Add in some wind to stir things, a few thousand
tourists and other pleasure seekers to ski, swim, fish and who knows
what els and you get the idea. There's one lake named "Thunderbird".
We called it "Dirtybird". Another lake named
"Draper"... I'll not go
there, but if you drop the "d". ;)


Frank

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