Kayak Trip #43 Kusel Lake - 7-21-12

We decided to explore some new water tonight, so grabbed an early supper and headed down to northern Waushara County, near Wild Rose to check out Kusel Lake. This is a popular lake with several campgrounds and resorts, plus a county park. After driving around a while to find the county park's boat landing, we put in on a sandy beach next to the boat ramp. There were quite a few families swimming in the area, but it was not overly crowded.

After launching, we headed to a little side lagoon where we encountered this turtle and baby. The baby soon slipped into the water, but the big guy (or gal) never moved, except when I got up close, and it pulled its head in. (I was shooting into the sun, so the lighting isn't great.)

Turtles in Kusel Lake

On the far (west) end of the lake, there was a nice lagoon with cat tails and lily pads.

We saw this neat floaty with a built-in swimming pool and lounge chairs. That's sure to keep the kiddies happy! There was also a slide into the water. Looks like a fun place to spend a hot, summer day.

Kusel Lake is quite large, and there were several boats on the water, and quite a few fishermen. We saw this family fishing from shore.

We headed back toward the landing and found a canal leading to a marina where we passed under a footbridge. 

There were a couple of boys playing on a dock who were all excited about seeing a big turtle. This was just after they took their feet out of the water. I saw it, too, and it was quite large. Not sure I'd want my feet anywhere near its mouth. Didn't get a picture as it swam away too quickly.

After loading up the kayaks, we scouted out some other lakes nearby to explore another day. It's a nice area, not terribly far from home, so we'll likely make more trips down that way.