When the smoke seemed to be everywhere, I used firesmoke.ca to select a lake missed by the smoke streams.    There was a forecast gap of good weather for 2 hours at Edith Lake so I got out early to the lake.   Some sun was shining through clouds, and most of the smoke was down in the valley.

Darker clouds were moving in, but conditions were still very good for a paddle around the lakeshore.

The summer drought had turned the pasture lands to dry yellow grasses in the hills around the lake.

I have kept the paddling time during the smoke to an hour to 1.25 hours.    Once around the lake with some photos and some investigation took about an hour.

In most summers, all of the paddling on quiet lakes is rewarding, but with the smoky conditions, we have to take what we can get, doing some research to find the right spots.    Edith Lake was a perfect spot for a summer day in fire season.