Kayaking Neskonlith Lake
On a warm May morning I drove east on the trans Canada Highway to Chase then up into the hills to Neskonlith Lake Provincial Park. There is a boat launch area on the north side of the lake and a … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Paddling
Kayaking Barnes Lake (Ashcroft)
On a mid-May morning the wind forecasts were favorable for a drive west to Ashcroft. I went through the town and up the Logan Lake Road, then turned onto the Barnes Lake Road. At the far end of the … Continue reading →
Kayaking McConnell Lake
On a cool and breezy weekday morning I drove up the Lac le Jeune Road to McConnell Lake Provincial Park. I was the first boat on the lake as I launched my kayak to paddle around the lakeshore. I … Continue reading →
Kayaking Heffley Lake
On a mid-May morning I drove up the Heffley Creek to Sun Peaks Road, then turned down the gravel road to the boat launch area, just west of the Rec Site. With an early start I was the only boat … Continue reading →
Pass Lake
In early May I drove up the dusty Lac du Bois Road past McQueen Lake and continued northwest to the Pass Lake Recreation Site. The one-lane road goes down to a campground and two boat launch areas. At the … Continue reading →
Trapp Lake North
At the end of April the wind forecast for the area south of Kamloops was good so I drove south on Highway 5A to an informal launch on Trapp Lake. I had earlier paddled south from the spot on the … Continue reading →
Kayaking Nicola Lake North
On a sunny and calm morning. I drove south on Highway 5A down past a chain of lakes to the north end of Nicola Lake. At a rest stop/boat launch below the highway I parked and unloaded my kayak … Continue reading →
Kayaking Edith Lake
In mid-April the ice had cleared from most of the area’s lakes, except for the higher elevation sheltered locations. I drove up to Edith Lake for the first time in 2025, then paddled the lake. there were light … Continue reading →
Kayaking Little Shuswap Lake
With many windy days, paddlers sometimes need to venture in a direction of less wind. As a general rule, it is better to avoid paddling larger lakes in the wind, but the forecasts predicted less wind to the east … Continue reading →
Shumway Lake in the Wind
I paddled Shumway Lake on a spring day in windy conditions. The forecast called for stronger winds in Kamloops but lighter winds to the east and to the south. I decided to go south to paddle one of the … Continue reading →