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18/04/2012 3:15 pm
I thought I would share a picture of the Belle, taken last night a little after 10PM. I was talking with the Capt. on the radio and they swung in close to the IN shoreline to get a better look at the MQ sign now sitting on the deck, and to give us a one whistle salute.
My wife Kim took the pic and she called it the "abstract Belle," and I hope you enjoy it.
It was a beautiful evening as the Belle was taking an unusually slow cruise up and back towards town.
The sight of her lite up at night and the long tug of the whistle makes the hair stand up on the back of your neck.
Also, every time I hear that sound it reminds me of the last trip the DQ was making coming downriver approaching Louisville. The Belle was there to greet the DQ and they met up just below the Louisville water tower. They then proceeded to exchange whistle blows for what seemed like minutes. It was like seeing and listening to close sisters saying goodbye for the last time.
If you have never heard it or experienced the Belle at night, you need to get it on your bucket list now.
18/04/2012 3:23 pm
Bucket list
And if anyone on this board has not seen and heard the Belle at night, what planet are you on? What deep dark dungeon should we liberate you from?
18/04/2012 4:56 pm
Wow. you can coax a steamboat over to ya?
That's too cool.
@Lex, I think it would be neat to have an excursion stern wheeler to run between the Dillon marina and Frisco. But I am poor as dirt and don't even have a fishing boat.
It would be full of gape ... um, tourists all summer long.
19/04/2012 3:40 pm
I am currently trying to get a job with the Lake Dillon Water Taxi. My biggest concern would be the sudden wind gusts that come off the mountains. I am not new to sudden wind gusts, but would like to see what happens in the mountains, clock some wind speeds, talk to people, etc. This could have an effect on a low powered boat with a lot of sail area (AKA paddlewheel steamboat). A not very pleasant effect: operating a boat in high, gusty wind, one may experience what some call the pucker effect. Another boat tour is getting ready to go in at Twin Lakes, just as soon as they jump through all the US Forest Service hoops. These tours all use pontoon boats.