On a mid-October cool day Red Lake was the destination paddle.   It is about 45 km on gravel roads to get to the boat launch.   It is about 9 km around the lake to follow the whole shoreline.  The lake area was closed during the wildfire season.     The Sparks Lake fire started just past the north end of the lake.   The route for this day was counter-clockwise, following the east shore to the end of the lake.

The north end of the lake is marshy, but there is a channel through to the end of the lake.

The back bays are quiet, especially with no road access to some of them.

From the middle of the lake, all of the trees were black about 5 km north.   This was the biggest fire in the province, extending up over the Bonaparte Plateau.

The day was partly sunny with a light wind for a cool, but enjoyable paddle in the high country.

A website page with more information is dedicated to Red Lake at this link (tbd).