Camp-cruising the central Rockies

[Chip-skiff]

I'm hoping to find a few wood-boat sailors to meet up for exploring and camping in SE Wyoming, N Colorado, or W Nebraska.

Next summer I plan to concentrate on Glendo Reservoir, on the North Platte in Wyoming: http://wyoparks.state.wy.us/Site/SiteInfo.asp?siteID=6

It has a pleasantly indented and irregular shorelines with rock outcrops and trees. Fishing is said to be good-to-excellent. Weekends are no doubt a powerboat rodeo, so I'll shoot at 2-3 consecutive weekdays.

A Colorado friend who sails Lasers is keen on Lake McConaughy, NE, another reservoir on the North Platte, that he recommends for its nice beaches and breezes: http://www.lakemcconaughy.com/

If you're interested, reply here or send me a PM. I'll bump this periodically during the spring.

[Gary Davis]

If my boat is together by then, I may be able to make it pending commitments made for me by others. Have you sailed Bighorn Lake on the border with MT?

Keep me posted.

Gary

[switters]

I'm in, it may be the Alcort puffer and not wood.

[Chip-skiff]

I've not boated on Bighorn Reservoir. It's a longer drive than Glendo, and I'm trying to focus next season on water I can reach in a half-day's drive.

Here's a Google Earth view of Glendo, a bit cocked: the upper right corner is North.

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_XAqLuU8H28k/TTOscHGn1dI/AAAAAAAABB0/c1WDWYlOH90/s640/Glendo%20res..jpg

The SE part gets a lot of powerboat traffic on weekends. I'm thinking the NW part, with a single boat ramp, might be a good basecamp for sailing and pretty unfrequented on weekdays. I'm used to sailing on the Laramie Plains lakes, which have relatively featureless shorelines. So all the inlets and wrinkles are tempting.

(Switters: I don't care what sort of boat you bring, as long as you enjoy it.)