First time standup paddling at the lake. Its always good to get away from the Vegas heat. What started out as a sunny day ending ending in somewhat a gloomy ending. I've heard from many that the Lake is dirty, filled with dead bodies from Vegas mobs who used to take guys out and cement their feet for them to sink to the bottom. Once we got there, it wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. Not quite the beaches like Hawaii, Boulder Beach is a recreational spot where you can bring your personal watercraft, ie; boat, jetski, or paddleboard, to go out and enjoy the water which is exactly what we did.
We had rentals, which looked almost similar to kayaks instead of the typical wide/long surfboard stand up paddleboards. Keeping your balance is key while using the paddle to push you through the water. As we paddled out, the current would constantly change due to the wind. The day went on and you could see a set of dark gray clouds heading our way. At one point they changed direction toward a different mountain line away from the lake. And all of a sudden the rest of it came our way.
A bunch of us went out for our last session and all of a sudden the wind took us out. I paddled back as hard as I could because I heard the thunder and saw the lightning strikes coming closer to the lake. In my head flashed visions of electricity and water conduction with fishes in the water, the outcome wasnt to good and I applied that to us being in the lake. Unfortunately I had to call the police boat to rescue the rest of my friends who had a difficult time getting back to shore.
Upon getting back, the weather started to to get worst and hard drops of rain landed in our area. A short while later 50+mph winds started to blow gusts across the lake which made it hard to distinguish land from water. Fortunately it was only a short period of time, and luckily, none of us was in the water when that happened. A crazy experience, but that won't stop us from going back to the lake sometime in the future.
