It was smoky in the valley, but a I climbed to Edith Lake, there was some haze, but the sky above was bluish and sunny. I paddled around the lake in fairly good conditions.
Category Archives: Kayaking
McGillivray Lake
A smoky morning paddle on a hot day around McGillivray Lake, then a loop route on trails to Little McGillivray Lake. 
Pillar Lake
A paddle around Pillar Lake (about one hour), then a hike up to the Pillar and back on a sunny, calm day in the hills.
Exploring the Badger Lakes
I kayaked Badger and Spooney Lake, then hiked to Little Badger Lake, exploring lakes and marshes in the area. 
Roche Lake West
A kayak outing from the Roche Lake west Campground, out to the south end of the lake, back along the marshy and rocky eastern shore, then across the lake back to the launch spot. No smoke, sunny conditions, little wind, and lots of waterfowl. 
Rossmoore Lake Kayak and Hike
A long drive out on backroads to Rossmoore Lake. First I kayaked around the lake, then I hiked a loop route on the east side of the lake.
Kayaking Hyas Lake
A morning paddle up at Hyas Lake, at the end of a backcountry road on a sunny and calm day with no one around.
Harper Lake
An early morning paddle on Harper Lake, in the hills southwest of Chase, on a sunny day.
On Edith Lake
A morning paddle on Edith Lake. Lots of swallows, killdeer, and blackbirds…
Lac le Jeune Paddle
A paddle of the east end of Lac le Jeune.
Monte Lake Kayak
A morning kayaking outing on Monte Lake on a calm and pleasant day. 
Tunkwa Lake
A morning of kayaking around Tunkwa Lake on a sunny and breezy morning.
Stake Lake Paddle
An early paddle on Stake Lake before the weather moves in. Quiet, peaceful, and steady rhythms on the water. (killdeer call)
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. 
A Windy Paddle
An early start to the day, kayaking on Edith Lake in the wind, but before the forecasted gusts.
Sullivan Lake
A paddle on Sullivan Lake, followed by a nature exploration in the upper Sullivan hills.
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.
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. Day 34 for the year.
East Channels
Kayaking in the floodlands up the channels to the east and back.
Floodlands
A first day of kayaking in the floodlands near Tranquille for 2026. Calm, but with some stormy-looking conditions.