Thanks, all. This is sounding better and better all the time. Next weekend is a full moon.... Any takers?

So we know Eastern WA has good action on the lakes at night, and the sights sound good as well. Don't think I'll be able to get over to the East side anytime too soon, so I may have to try something a little closer to home.

I don't much like the idea of unhooking bats, but given that they catch their food while airborne, I imagine encounters are all but inevitable. Bats don't bother me much. For that matter, anything above the surface doesn't scare me much. In the dark, I might be more concerned about what lies beneath. The imagination works best when not beset by what the eyes can see. Who knows? I might just "see" Nessie herself.