stephenfz

[stephenfz]

I'm considering buying a 22-27 ft sailboat and crusing Lake Meade for 2-3 weeks at a time anchoring in remote bays. Liveaboard, camp out, hike, fish, hunt. Does anyone out there have any experience with this scenario? I don't want to be on the Great Lakes or the ocean at this point.

[Cheechako]

sounds like fun to me! I've not done Lake Meade, but other places....

[stephenfz]

Originally Posted by Cheechako

sounds like fun to me! I've not done Lake Meade, but other places....

Could you recommend some other US lakes.

[Cheechako]

Wow... there are so many. Lake Chelan up here in WA State is 55 miles long, stretching almost to the Canadian border. Lake Chelan Interactive Map | Frommers.com (click on Satellite view)
It's fun tucking into the base of a creek or waterfall. The lake can be deep, and in the afternoon, winds might come whipping down the lake at 25-30 MPH. So if you are not heading south, yo want to be tucked in some nice little spot before maybe 3 pm.
If you are getting a trailerable boat, I think there are clubs/forums for that and those people would know the greatest places...
Chelan is Washingtons largest Natural lake I believe...