Having never been on Saluda Lake before this summer, I’ve now paddled it three times in four weeks. I’m actually surprised at how it’s become a nice quick paddling destination for when we want to get out on the water.
Friday Alan and I headed out and launched from Saluda Landing at the end of Motor Boat Club Road. Once again we paid the steep access fee for our two little kayaks. The more I think about this, the more I realize what a rip-off this is for kayakers. Motor boats can launch for $8, but kayaks and canoes are $5 each. A motor boat usually can carry more than one person, so it works out to be a better deal.
Again, we had the annoyance of having to paddle south to avoid the silted-in portion of the lake. This time, though, we kept paddling south, out toward the main portion of the lake. This would be new territory for us.