Hello again! I will be sure to post up when I am heading out, although usually when I go to the lake it's a last minute decision based on wind and available free time.
Yes, people get their car stuck on the beach at Windy Point all the time. I once sunk my VW Jetta in the mud after loading up the AI on top and turning around to drive out. The park rangers will not pull you out and there was nobody else left on the beach. The park closed and I had to leave the car with the AI on top out there until the next morning. I had to call my wife to drive me home, and go out the next day with a tow truck.
I traded the Jetta for a Ford pickup and got a kayak trailer. Last year I used my tow strap to help pull some other unfortunate fellow out of the mud.
I might have to change my handle, since I've got a new TI on order. Happy New Year, and see you next spring!