Tag Archives: kayaking
Kayaking Peterhope Lake
On Monte Lake
Stake Lake Thrice
On a warm June morning I drove to Stake Lake to paddle and hike. I got onto the water early and paddled twice around the lake, once in each direction. Then I loaded and secured the boat, put on some hiking shoes and followed trails around the lake for a third time. This has become a favorite outing in the last few years, one I will do again, but the hiking route is varied each time. On other days I have paddled a nearby lake (Lodgepole Lake, McConnell Lake, or Walloper), then I made the short drive to Stake Lake for the hike. When I arrived at the lake there were two fishing boats on the lake, but … Continue reading →
Griffin Lake with a Folding Kayak
In early May I drove up the Lac du Bois Road then turned onto the Isobel Lake Road and parked just off the roadside. I had my folding kayak in a large backpack so I gathered my gear and then hiked to the marshy shoreline of Griffin Lake. I had paddled the lake once before, hauling my kayak through the woods and into the lake, on rough ground, but this was the first time with a folding kayak. The distance from the truck to the marshy launch area was only about 150m, an easy hike with the boat on my back. The boat (Oru Inlet) unfolds like an origami puzzle and then it has clips to hold the … Continue reading →
Five Bridges and Two Otters
On a grey mild morning I launched my kayak from Pioneer Park then paddled down the South Thompson River. I passed under the “Ghost Bridge”, the burnt and now removed Red Bridge, and then continued down to two standing bridges and two other former (ghost) bridges. There are a number of pylons just below the surface near the base of the stanchions on the CN Bridge so it’s best to stay midway between the pillars. I continued downstream past Riverside Park, then under the Overlanders Bridge. Farther west I passed the stanchions of the Black Bridge, built in 1925, but abandoned and removed in the late 1960’s – early 1970’s. An older bridge yet was the White Bridge, … Continue reading →
Ross Moore Lake
One of the lakes we look forward to paddling each summer is Ross Moore Lake. It is a longer drive into the backcountry to get to the shores of the lake. We can use either the Long Lake Road (from Knutsford) or the McConnell Forest Service Road (from the Lac le Jeune Road) to get to the Ross Moore Lake Road, then it is an additional bumpy 8 km route to the southeast end of Ross Moore Lake. We can launch from the dam area or we can go to the rough track into the Ross Moore Rec Site where there is a hand launch and a small campground. A paddle around the shoreline of the lake is … Continue reading →