At the end of March, the weather was cool, windy and rainy, but I drove to Savona and parked at the boat launch at the end of Tingley Street (down from the Community Hall, Library, and School).   The launch area was in good shape for unloading, parking, and launching, but the winds were stronger than expected, coming down the lake from the northeast.    I chose to paddle through some sheltered bays and down to the lake outlet, then a short paddle up the north shore of Kamloops Lake, and back.

For the first two-thirds of the paddle, I kept my eye on the waves, rolling across the hull as I went to the west end of lake, past Steelhead Park and the Thompson River Channel.

Paddling up into the waves was better on the north side of the lake, then on the final section up the south shore of the lake.

In the last third of the outing, the winds abated, and the paddling was easier back to the start.   There was a potential thunderstorm forecast for anytime from 12:00 on, so I got an early start.    The conditions were unsettled and a bit colder than anticipated, but it was still good to get a paddle on Kamloops Lake.    I will be back to paddle the east end of the lake soon.

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