On a hot summer morning I drove southwest past the smoke to paddle Tunkwa Lake.   The lake had a few fishermen on it, but it was otherwise quiet.    I launched from the day use area.

Tunkwa is a lake created by a dam and it is shallow, making it a popular spot for waterfowl and shoreline birds.    On this day I spotted loons, ducks, geese, blackbirds, eagles, an osprey, gulls, swallows, killdeer, marsh wrens, and hawks.

I paddle Tunkwa every year.    It takes about 90 minutes to kayak the whole shoreline.   A few moments are captured in this YouTube video:

I will be back to paddle nearby Leighton Lake at the end of summer.   These two are recommended lakes for paddling.