Recent trip to Washington Part 7 of 8

LAKE CRESCENT...IT IS BY far, a location you have to actually see to truly get an understanding of how magnificent it is. It's a glacial lake in Mount Olympic and it's both warm and deceptively cold. After 2pm they don't rent kayaks because the winds on the lake have a propensity to knock kayakers over and the water stays (what we were told) approximately 44 degrees year-round. We were told, "if you are knocked out of your kayak in the middle of the lake, your chances of making it to the shore are slim."