Category Archives: Kayaking
Monte Lake Kayak
Tunkwa Lake
Stake Lake Paddle
An early paddle on Stake Lake before the weather moves in. Quiet, peaceful, and steady rhythms on the water. (killdeer call)
Continue reading →Scuitto Lake
A morning kayak on Scuitto Lake. After years of drought, the lake is down 2m. Quiet, sunny, and lots of wildlife on and by the lake.
Continue reading →A Windy Paddle
An early start to the day, kayaking on Edith Lake in the wind, but before the forecasted gusts.
Continue reading →Sullivan Lake
A paddle on Sullivan Lake, followed by a nature exploration in the upper Sullivan hills.
Continue reading →Floodlands to Cooney Bay
Kayaking from the Tranquille – Floodlands bay through channels to Kamloops Lake, into Cooney Bay and back. Lots of carp surfacing, great blue herons, swans, blackbirds, marsh wrens, crows, and an eagle.
Continue reading →Paul Lake Paddle
Kayaking the east end of Paul Lake on a greyish, breezy day. No one else on the lake, but there were loons and chicks, geese and goslings, an osprey, ducks, blackbirds, swallows, crows, and flowering crowfoot buttercups in the water. … Continue reading →
East Channels
Floodlands
A first day of kayaking in the floodlands near Tranquille for 2026. Calm, but with some stormy-looking conditions.
Continue reading →Kayaking Isobel Lake
Kayaking, twice around Isobel Lake on an early, calm morning with no one else on the lake but ducks and loons.
Continue reading →Stake Lake Paddle and Hike
Pinantan Lake
An early morning paddle around Pinantan Lake. Lots of blackbirds, marsh wrens, and swallows. Appearances by osprey, loons, and schools of fish. Great conditions.
Continue reading →Bleeker Lake
Neskonlith Lake
Paska Lake
On a day of rain showers, cloudy, and some sunny periods, I drove through the rain to find Paska Lake and kayaked around the lake, including a marshy back channel. Another fine paddle – Day 27 for 2026.
Continue reading →Edith Lake in the Rain
A full day of rain, but I paddled Edith Lake in the morning, wearing raingear. Swallows were active, swooping all over the lake after a hatch.
Continue reading →Paul Lake
Copper Island
We paddled from Scotch Creek (Shuswap Lake Provincial Park to Copper Island, landed on the east side, then hiked the 2 km loop trail around the island, and then paddled back. Always a great adventure.
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