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Mike Dale

11/30/2018 3:50 PM

I plan a sunrise paddle this Sunday, Dec 2, 2018. Sunrise is at 6:51 am. The posted time for the park to open is 6:50 am. However, I will be there earlier since the gates are typically opened shortly after civilian dawn (1/2 hour before sunrise) and you can unload your boat and be on the lake before the sun .

It should be a pretty morning for a relaxed paddle of about an hour and a half.

Mike Dale
(901) 485-1050

Mike Dale

1/27/2019 9:24 AM

There was a pretty sunrise over Hyde Lake this morning. I arrived at 6:40 am and paddled until about 8:15. The weather was clear and bright and not too cold. If you paddle at Hyde Lake or would like to, I'd like to hear from you.

Mike Dale
(901) 485-1050

Kelly Sziraky

1/31/2019 3:25 PM

That sounds nice Mike. Thanks for posting.

Mike Dale

2/16/2019 11:24 AM

The 3:00 pm paddle for today has been cancelled. However, I still plan to go to Hyde Lake this afternoon, arriving at 4:00 pm and paddling until the sunset at 5:44 pm. It should be warmer and less windy by then.

Mike Dale
(901) 485-1050

Mike Dale

2/17/2019 6:25 PM

I was joined by Debora Dowda and Geza Varay. We had the lake to ourselves. The wind had calmed and it was not too cold to enjoy ourselves. We paddled about an 1 and 1/2 hours. We got in a few sprints, picked up some trash along the bank and left just after sundown. Because of the cloud cover, we did not actually see a sunset.

Mike Dale
(901) 485-1050

Mike Dale

3/17/2019 10:11 AM

Barbara and I will join Kelly at 4:00 pm today. Come out if you can.

Mike Dale
(901) 485-1050

Kelly Sziraky

3/17/2019 10:13 AM

Ok, I will see you this afternoon, March 17th, at 4:00

Igor Veksler

3/17/2019 3:48 PM

I plan to be there

Mike Dale

3/17/2019 7:19 PM

Kelly, Igor, Barbara and I enjoyed about a 2 hour paddle. I brought my Old Town Pack canoe for Kelly to try out. Mine is not for sale, but Kelly might be in the market for one in the future.

Barbara and Kelly passed out several BCCC business cards to other paddlers on the lake. I need to remember to keep some in my pocket rather than back in the car.

Igor provided instruction to some very young first time paddlers. There was a good breeze and the kids took turns in a boat with a long tether to an adult upwind on shore. The tether made it safe and the breeze made it challenging.

Perhaps next time it will be warm enough to paddle the last two hours before sunset.

Mike Dale
(901) 485-1050

Mike Dale

8/18/2019 8:32 AM

Barbara and I paddled the sunrise this morning with two friends. If you would be interested in joining a sunrise paddle, let me know and I will try to post advance notice.

Mike Dale
(901) 485-1050

Mike Dale

8/29/2019 9:26 AM

Barbara and I plan to paddle sunrise at Hyde Lake this Saturday, August, 31, 2019. We will arrive around 6 am (Civil Dawn), unload and be on the lake to see the sunrise. We will only paddle for about 1 - 1 1/2 hours.

Mike Dale
(901) 485-1050

Igor Veksler

8/29/2019 12:22 PM

Wish I could join. It's my granddaughter's birthday party day. Hopefully next time.

Mike Dale

8/31/2019 9:45 AM

We plan to be there again tomorrow morning (Sunday morning at 6 am 9/1/2019). Join us if you can.

Today we were off the lake by 8:00 am, met a couple of new paddlers and gave each of them our club business card.

Mike Dale
(901) 485-1050

Mike Dale

9/1/2019 8:41 AM

We plan to be there again tomorrow morning, Labor Day morning at 6 am 9/2/2019. Join us if you can.

This morning was exceptionally pretty and a bit more breeze than the forecast, but excellent overall.

Mike Dale
(901) 485-1050

Mike Dale

9/2/2019 9:47 AM

Paul Beebe made a surprise appearance at the paddle this morning. He agrees that it's a great time to be on the lake.

Mike Dale
(901) 485-1050

Mike Dale

9/29/2019 11:19 AM

My friend Debora and I padded by starlight the last couple of mornings. Yesterday was a new moon and the sky was clear. The sunrise was literally a sunburst. That's her dog Murphy on the bow of her kayak.

Mike Dale
(901) 485-1050

Mike Dale

9/29/2019 1:03 PM

I've moved September's "Pumpkin Regatta" here to make it part of the Hyde Lake History and added a picture taken by Kelly

🎃Pumpkin Regatta🎃

Commodore September will lead you to the waves💦💦

Saturday, Sept 28th

2:00 PM on beautiful Hyde Lake (Patriot) Shelby Farms. Canoes and kayaks may be rented for 14.00 an hour for an easy paddle or longer if one wishes. bring food and make a picnic. Please RSVP. Limited to only

20 friends. First come basis. September at 901

Mike Dale
(901) 485-1050

Mike Dale

9/29/2019 1:53 PM

Here's a link to the Hyde Lake Boat House. It provides hours of operation and rental prices for different types of boats. Please note that the hours are changing during October.

Mike Dale
(901) 485-1050

Kelly Sziraky

9/29/2019 7:14 PM

Taken with iPhone around 4:15 on facing east on Hyde lake

Mike Dale

10/30/2019 3:40 PM

We continue to paddle in the early morning, During the summer, the park seemed to be open in the dark even though the signs say sunrise. I'm not sure if that will change when we return to standard time.

Pretty unusual cloud cover at sunrise on Oct 19, 2019.

Mike Dale
(901) 485-1050

Mike Dale

11/9/2019 8:30 AM

Barbara and I plan to paddle the sundown at Hyde Lake from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm today. After that, perhaps we will also sample the oysters at the Coastal Fish Company, the new restaurant overlooking the lake.

Join us if you can.

Mike Dale
(901) 485-1050

Mike Dale

11/28/2019 9:46 AM

Happy Thanksgiving from Hyde Lake. Based on signs I saw this morning, it looks like concessions are about to be set up in the parking lot at the boat launch. I'm not sure how that will affect our access.

Mike Dale
(901) 485-1050

Igor Veksler

11/28/2019 1:10 PM

Happy Thanksgiving to you guys. Such a beautiful shot.

Mike Dale

1/1/2020 9:59 AM

Happy New Year. It was a bit crunchy around the edge of Hyde Lake this morning, but the water was very still and the sunrise was beautiful.

Also, we saw one of the beavers that have built a lodge on the middle island. It's been mentioned to several staff that the beavers are causing serious damage to the landscaping. I hope they can be relocated to a more suitable place.

Mike Dale
(901) 485-1050

Igor Veksler

1/1/2020 10:20 AM

Happy New year to you guys!

Mike Dale

2/9/2020 5:56 PM

Because February 9, 2020 is a full moon, sunrise and moon set occurred simultaneously.

Sunrise

Moon set

Mike Dale
(901) 485-1050

Kelly Sziraky

9/29/2019 7:11 PM

Kelly Sziraky

9/29/2019 7:12 PM

Beautiful photo! I'll get up early enough someday.

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