Some of the hikes planned for the fall are listed in the Upcoming Events list. A number are just listed as PHD’s (Paddle or Hike days), chosen the day before, dependent on conditions. Windy or stormy days are hiking days. Rainy days are paddling days. A number of destination hikes or paddles are listed and most will land on the date chosen, but some … Continue reading →
I get out every day to hike, paddle, or play tennis. Over the year, this ends up with a long list of outings. Since summer started, these are the spots paddled: June 23 – Day 39 – Isobel Lake June 25 – Tunkwa Lake June 27 – Community Lake July 1 – Ross Moore Lake July 5 – Scuitto Lake July 8 – Edith Lake … Continue reading →
On a day with non-stop rain, I drove up to the beach at Paul Lake to paddle in the rain. There was no one else on the lake. I had a spray skirt and a rain jacket to keep myself relatively dry and there was no wind, so I went to the east end of the lake and back for a 5 km route.
Continue reading →On a greyish windy morning I paddled Edith Lake before the storms arrived. Day 44 for 2025. A bit tired from hiking Trophy Mountain the day before. No other boats on the lake. Jumping trout, swallows swooping, loons, swallows swooping, robins and woodpeckers in the trees, small flocks of ducks on the lake, blackbirds and killdeer on the shoreline, and one kayak.
Continue reading →At the end of June the weather was grey, but I still drove up to Community Mountain, turning off the Sun Peaks Road onto the Knouff Lake Road, then onto the Community Lake Forest Service Road to the Rec Site. For the long weekend the campground was mostly full, but an early start meant I was first on the lake. It was drizzling when I … Continue reading →
I paddled around Tunkwa Lake on a greyish day with light rain and some wind, but a nice paddle nonetheless. This was the 40th day of kayaking in 2025.
Continue reading →A list of probable paddling destinations is now found on page on this website, to be updated regularly. Summer Kayaking (link)
Continue reading →With severe storms forecast starting later in the morning, I got out early and went to the closest lake from home. I was on the water by 8:15 am. There was some wind at the start and there were stronger gusts for much of the outing, and as I paddled back to the launch, there was a bit of rain. I paddled around … Continue reading →
In on a mid-June morning the forecast called for a weather system to blow through the area, so I got an early start to the day, choosing Paul Lake for a loop route of kayaking. I launched from the beach area and paddled west toward Gibraltar Rock. There was some wind, but all quite manageable as I went around the cliffs of the bluff. … Continue reading →
