Horseshoe Lake is a quiet forested lake in Roche Lake Provinicial Park. There is a good road to the campsite and boat launch. Both of the arms of the lake are marshy and are fun to paddle in spring or early summer. A paddle around the lake (including the two marshy arms) is about 2.75 km so I usually go … Continue reading →
On a June day I drove up to Heffley Lake for a paddle even though the forecast was not promising. There was no one on the lake. It was only a light sprinkle at the start. After a few minutes the weather moved in and I was paddling in the rain. I hung in for an hour of paddling. A … Continue reading →
Lodgepole Lake is a small lake on the Chuwhels Mountain Road. there is a BC Rec Site along one shore. It is a popular spot for camping and fishing. It is really too small a lake for a good workout, but its a pleasant spot to go around the lake two or three times. This is a good spot for … Continue reading →
One of our favorite lakes that we paddle every year is Badger Lake. Badger Lake is at the end of the maintained roads in the hills north of Knouff Lake. Two roads can be taken, and we usually go up one and return by the other one for a loop route. More information can be found on the Badger Lake … Continue reading →
Paska Lake is a fine destination for kayaking. It can be a bit busier on weekends, but it is usually fairly quiet at other times. There is a gravel boat ramp at the Rec Site. A paddle around the lake is about 4 km. If the back channel/lagoon is full of water, we can paddle an extra kilometer. The lagoon … Continue reading →
By June 1st the river was already dropping a bit, but we can still access the floodlands for a couple of weeks yet. On this day I paddled west down to Cooney Bay. There is no beach at high water and the shoreline is packed with floating logs. The high water extends up the Tranquille River outlet for 150 meters. … Continue reading →
Walloper Lake is one of about 50 lakes on a once-a-year paddle list. There is a small Rec site on the south side, just off the Lac le Jeune Road with a hand launch. A paddle around the lakeshore is about 4.8 km. I either paddle it twice around, once in each direction or I paddle one loop then go … Continue reading →
Pass Lake is usually a prime fishing spot and the BC Parks Campground is often busy, but Pass Lake suffered from winterkill and then the hot water encouraged algae growth so the lake was very quiet when I arrived for a paddle around the lake. I paddled around the lake enjoying the peaceful forested lake in the hills to the … Continue reading →
On a calm morning over the long weekend, a paddle on Paul Lake was the plan for the day (with a short hike afterwards). For this day the route was a paddle to the east end of the lake down one shoreline and back by the other shoreline, a 5.2 km kayaking route. The lake was calm for the whole … Continue reading →
On a smoky morning Louis Lake was the paddling destination. It is a marshy lake on the Paul – Pinantan Lake Road with a grassy hand launch area. It is best to paddle the lake in the spring when there is lots of water in the lake and aquatic plants have not filled in the bays. It is a marshy … Continue reading →
Inks Lake is a small, muddy grasslands lake that seldom has anyone paddling on it, but it is a seasonal home to ducks, geese, killdeer, spotted sandpipers, muskrats, turtles, and shoreline birds. It is a scenic and quiet place for a paddle. There are three arms to the lake, and since it is not a large lake, I usually go … Continue reading →
The high country lakes became ice-free and opened up near the start of May so we can now paddle a number of our favorite lakes like Lac le Jeune, Walloper, Paska, Leighton, McConnell, Stake, and others. On a mid-May day the sun was shining and there was no wind for a morning paddle on McConnell Lake. McConnell Lake can be … Continue reading →
We can usually expect to paddle in the floodlands area near Tranquille by the end of May. High water lasts for 2 – 6 weeks, but usually it has receded by the end of June. On May 12, I was able to launch my kayak into the floodlands using a hand launch in the Tranquille Wildlife Management parking area. There … Continue reading →
With 4 days of rain forecast, I gathered my rainjacket, my gloves, a hat, and a sprayskirt, and I went out to different lakes each day. One of the days was a paddle of the west end of Paul Lake. Light winds made this into a pleasant paddle, the only boat on the lake on a grey morning. A few … Continue reading →
Over the winter I purchased a folding kayak so that I could use a backpack to hike to hard-to-get-to-lakes with a kayak. The first lake for this adventure was Island Lake, a grasslands lake in the middle grasslands of Lac du Bois Protected Area. With the backpack on, i hiked from the trailhead to the lake on a faint single … Continue reading →
Over the winter I purchased a folding kayak so that I could use a backpack to hike to hard-to-get-to-lakes with a kayak. The first lake for this adventure was Island Lake, a grasslands lake in the middle grasslands of Lac du Bois Protected Area. With the backpack on, i hiked from the trailhead to the lake on a faint single … Continue reading →