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A new video is now available on YouTube: Click the YouTube link for more KamloopsKayak/KamloopsTrails videos.
Continue reading →A new video is now available on YouTube: Click the YouTube link for more KamloopsKayak/KamloopsTrails videos.
Continue reading →A new video is now available on YouTube: Click the YouTube link on the menu bar for more KamloopsTrails videos.
Continue reading →A new video is now available on YouTube: Click the YouTube link for more videos.
Continue reading →A new video is now available on YouTube: Click the Youtube link on the menu bar for more Kamloops Kayak and Kamloops Trails videos.
Continue reading →Tranquille Lake lies at the foot of the southern end of Bonaparte Plateau. Porcupine Ridge is due north and backcountry surrounds the lake. The road ends at Wendego Lodge, the destination for most people who go to this area. We drove through Lac du Bois, then took the Pass Lake Road and continued on the Sawmill Creek Road.until the 40 … Continue reading →
McGillivray Lake can be accessed through Sun Peaks. Take Sun Peaks Road to the McGillivray Lake Forest Service Road. It is a 5.6 km drive on a gravel road to the McGillivray Outpost/Boat Launch. A paddle around the lake (inc. all the shallow bays) is 5.8 km. On a sunny weekend with an early start there were only a small … Continue reading →
Plateau Lake lies in the hills of the Douglas Plateau, accessed on backroads from Highway 5A. From the highway, it is a quick drive to Peter Hope Lake, but a slow and difficult drive over the hills to Plateau Lake. It is not easy to get there. There are several possible routes in, but Rec Sites and Trails BC … Continue reading →
From the Scotch Creek Provincial Park Campground beach to the landing area on Copper Island is two km of lake paddling. This can be a busy spot for power boats so it would be best to get an early start or do the paddle in the off-season. A sign welcomes the visitor and we can hike on a good trail … Continue reading →
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Continue reading →When the heat dome enveloped the Interior of BC, the forests dried out and forest fires multiplied, followed by smoky skies. The high country south of Kamloops was cooler and less smoky so ti became our “goto” destination each day. We paddled McConnell Lake, Stake Lake, Lac le Jeune, Paska Lake, Walloper Lake, Face Lake, Lodgepole Lake, and Surrey Lake … Continue reading →
On a mid-July day, I launched my kayak at the Tranquille Wildlife Management Area and paddled out into Tranquille Bay. The plan was to paddle a large loop, crossing the river to the floodlands on the south side. After many days of paddling in the floodlands, I have developed routes through river channels and with the water starting to fall, … Continue reading →
A new video is now available on YouTube: Click the YouTube link on the menu bar for more Kamloops Trails videos.
Continue reading →A new video is now ready on YouTube: We paddled the 20km+ length of the lake and camped on the east end of the lake. We hiked down to Sylvia and Goodwin Falls on the second day and paddled back on the third day. Click the YouTube link on the menu bar for more KamloopsKayak videos.
Continue reading →Some years ago we were touring Prince Edward Island and we chose to rent kayaks on the north side, paddling the calm and protected Malapeque Bay. There is an extensive area to paddle in. Our paddling was into the shallow bay, then along the coast near the Cabot Bay Provincial Park. A sunny day with light winds provided opportunities to … Continue reading →
In 2021 I had paddled 90 days by November 6th. There would likely be a handful more before the weather became too cold. For this day, it was 3 degrees C and there was a 10 km breeze. The sun was out at Jacko Lake for a paddle around the lakeshore. The lower approaching-winter-sun made all views to the south … Continue reading →
On a cool day with little wind White Lake (near Tappen) was the destination for a paddle. It is a large lake (12 km around) and in the fall it is better to divide the lake into two separate paddles. There are two good boat launches to do this. On this day, the west end of the lake is easily … Continue reading →