When the weather turned hot, all kayaking was planned for early mornings.    In addition, higher lakes were a little cooler.   Lastly, the goal was to paddle for 60 – 75 minutes,   With this in mind, I drove east toward Chase, then turned off the Trans Canada Highway just past the Niskonlith Reserve onto the Harper Lake Forest Service Road.     This is a narrow road that climbs through the hills.    It is gravelled and graded for the first part, but it is bumpy and a bit rough(high clearance) for most of the way to the lake.   The Harper Lake Rec Site is 5.5 km from the Highway.    There is a small dock there and a launch spot.

This is a quiet spot in the hills.    It takes about an hour to paddle the shoreline.    There were loons, blackbirds, killdeer, a muskrat, and a beaver lodge on the lake.    Yellow water lilies, marsh cinquefoil, and smartweed were in flower along the shallows

A few moments from a previous paddle on the lake are shared here.    We will be back to paddle the lake again next summer.