Inks Lake is a smaller lake with a muddy shoreline.     In spring the water is clear and there are lots of ducks on the lake.    It is rare to see anyone else on the lake.

There are 3 sections of the lake.     From the main lake area, we can paddle through a narrow channel to find two more  bays.     When we paddle the lake in spring, we paddle all 3 bays and then usually do it again in the opposite direction.     The lake was down about 2 feet so the west bay was shallow and choked with aquatic plants.

This paddle took about an hour in warm and calm conditions.    there were ducks and geese on the lake and I spotted killdeer, robins, and crows.    Meadowlarks were signing in the grasslands above.    Now that the pipeline is finished, it is much quieter in the area.

It is a scenic spot in the spring, but less appealing in the summer.

Inks Lake is one more of many lakes to paddle each year.