Trapp Lake is in the lake chain Highway 5A.   When we drive south across the grasslands hills we drop down Cardew Hill to Shumway Lake then 3 km farther along is Trapp Lake.   All of these lakes are murky, alkaline lakes, prone to algae build-up in summer.

Half-way down the lake is a short track to water’s edge with a  good hand launch spot.

In the morning light the waters were calm looking north.

All of the route to the south is right next to the Highway with forested hills on the east side.

There was a flat area with a small marsh on the east side at the widest part of the lake, a good spot for a short landing and stretch of the legs.

A family of killdeer scampered across the shoreline nearby.   There were 8 chicks with the parents.

Foxtail grass shimmered in the sunlight on a hot summer day.

An eagle perched on a snag overlooking the lake, then took flight when I approached in my kayak.

A few smartweed patches filled some of the shallow bays.

I paddled this lake once when the winds came up and it was a battle to get back to the launch spot.   On this morning I got onto the water before the summer thermals built up and before the drone of trucks on the highway.

A paddle of the whole shoreline is 10.5 km, a good outing for a hot summer morning.