SA, I think you were just as lucky as I was------50 years ago!! I was headed out from Glendale via the left side of Lockes. It was a pitch black night and I had just arrived at the Lake following an 8 hr drive. Rounding Lockes, I set course, via dead reckoning, for what I thought was Round Island. Only after I ended up in the middle of The Witches, amazingly not hitting any of the dunce caps around me, did I figure out it must have been Timber I was aiming at. I got out of there pretty much as you were able to, but with the help of my emergency paddle. So, don't feel too bad, SA, these were experiences neither you nor I will ever forget. My respect for the myriad hazards of boating on Lake Winnipesaukee received a needed boost that scary night. Thanks for your story.
