In early April, the ice was off the lower elevation lakes, but windy days limited reasonable padding conditions.    On a cool morning with a steady wind out of the south, I drove to Trapp Lake and launched out into the lake and paddled south, into the wind.

The sheltered coves were still blocked in with ice, but the lake was fine for paddling.    There were lots of birds – eagles, ducks (mallards and barrows golden eye), osprey, hawks, geese, magpies, a meadowlark, and some smaller birds in the trees.    It is a lake that is seldom kayaked, but it has good access off a side road and a paddle around the whole shoreline is 10 km.    I usually paddle the lake twice each year.    Some video of the paddle is included here:

Information on paddling Trapp Lake and other lakes in the area can be found on the Kamloops Area Paddling Lakes page. (Menu > On the Lakes > Trapp Lake)