On a greyish spring day I drove from the TransCanada Highway up the rough Six Mile backroad to Pat Lake.     I kayaked around the lake twice (about one hour of paddling), then secured the boat and hiked up into the hills.    Pat Lake is a popular fishing lakes, especially in the early season since it is one of the first ice-off fishing lakes.    The lake is surrounded by rocky hills in a grasslands zone.      Six Mile Hill stands above the lakes to the north, overlooking Kamloops Lake.    The lake has good access for launching a boat and parking and it is a scenic spot, but it is a smaller lake.

There was a couple of fishing boats on the lake, but I kept out of their way by paddling the shoreline, once in each direction.

There were ducks on the lake, an insect hatch, a killdeer, and many swallows swooping across the lake.   It is a quiet and peaceful spot.

After paddling around the lake twice, I hiked to the top of Six Mile Hill and back in an eclectic loop route.    Another fine day of paddling and hiking…

More information on Pat Lake – link.