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 ===== Downwind =====
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+**Maps**** - click to enlarge**
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-Lake Pepin is about 75 minutes south of the Twin Cities. There are numerous launch points on both the Minnesota and Wisconsin sides of the river. Pepin is a **great place for beginners to learn to downwind**. Shore is never far away and waves are typically clean, orderly, and only about 2 feet high. In high winds, waves can get 3-4 feet and be quite fun.
+Lake Pepin is about 75 minutes south of the Twin Cities. There are numerous launch points on both the Minnesota and Wisconsin sides of the river. Pepin is a **great place for beginners to learn to downwind**. Shore is never far away (Ed: //maybe not like larger lakes or the ocean, but there can still be a significant swim if you have an equipment problem or decide to divorce your surfski//) and waves are typically clean, orderly, and only about 2 feet high. In high winds, waves can get 3-4 feet and be quite fun.
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 **Downstream to Reads Landing**:
-The best run on the lake is riding a W or NW wind, **starting** anywhere **between Lake City and Frontenac** (within the state park), and **finishing at Reads Landing** at the downstream terminus of the lake. There is an 11 mile fetch in that section and in the last few miles the steep walls of the gorge funnel and accelerate the wind. On a big day this section is reminiscent of a good day in the Columbia river gorge. The take out is at a brew pub in Reads Landing 1.5 current-assisted miles past the end of the lake. This last section is not surfing, but there is a swift current to help you along. It’s a nice cool down after chasing bumps and an opportunity to chat with your paddling partners. I have never done this run in the reverse direction though it should work just fine once you’ve beat your way upstream to the lake.
+Zach Handler 2021:
-   * **Lake City - Reads Landing**  10 miles
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+"The best run on the lake is riding a W or NW wind, **starting** anywhere **between Lake City and Frontenac** (within the state park), and **finishing at Reads Landing** at the downstream terminus of the lake. There is an 11 mile fetch in that section and in the last few miles the steep walls of the gorge funnel and accelerate the wind. On a big day this section is reminiscent of a good day in the Columbia river gorge. The take out is at a brew pub in Reads Landing 1.5 current-assisted miles past the end of the lake. This last section is not surfing, but there is a swift current to help you along. It’s a nice cool down after chasing bumps and an opportunity to chat with your paddling partners. I have never done this run in the reverse direction though it should work just fine once you’ve beat your way upstream to the lake."
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+  * **Lake City - Reads Landing**  10 miles
   * **Frontenac (Florence Township Beach) - Reads Landing**  17 miles
   * **Maiden Rock - Pepin**  13.5 miles [[https://youtu.be/Rp5zX_Cyz1o|video]]
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 ===== Videos =====
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+  * [[:locales:usa:lake_pepin_videos|Lake Pepin Videos]]
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