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Lake Siskiyou Summer Swimming

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One of my favorite pleasures of living in Siskiyou County is swimming in Lake Siskiyou.

And yesterday was perfect. I arrived around 6:30 with the air temperature at 88 degrees, and calm winds meant the surface waters were fairly warm.

I swam all the way across the lake from the south shore to the north shore, pausing in the middle to float and do a slow 360 as I took in Mount Shasta, Mount Eddy, and the forests and peaks of the Trinity Divide Mountains.

Lake Siskiyou and Mount Shasta. (Courtesy Iwona Kellie, Creative Commons license)
Lake Siskiyou and Mount Shasta. (Courtesy Iwona Kellie, Creative Commons license)

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  1. Johanna says

    I just came across your blog as I was trying to search for the distance across Lake Siskiyou. How far was the swim from north to south shore? Thanks!

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