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Kayaking Lac du Bois

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On a sunny end-of-August morning I drove up through the Lac du Bois Grasslands Protected Area to a parking area by Lac du Bois.     There is no boat launch, nor any easy lake access so I hauled the kayak over the fence and down to the shoreline for a narrow and awkward marshy spot to access the lake.    Using tall paddling boots or waders works well for this mucky spot.

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I paddled around the shoreline in a counter-clockwise loop, completing the 3.3 km circuit in less than an hour.

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There were lots of ducks on the lake, swallows swooping, and dragonflies on patrol.     The highlight was a clear sighting of a river otter, slipping down a belly chute into the water on the western end of the lake.

This was an early morning outing before the heat of the day, another great day of paddling.

 

Clay Lake Loop

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On a sunny but smoky late summer day I drove up through the Lac du Bois Grasslands to the Nature Conservation Area in the upper grasslands and douglas fir forests south of McQueen Lake.    I hiked an old grasslands track, then took a grown-in single track around Clay Lake, then looped back through the forested slopes and grasslands. Clay Lake had low water levels from … Continue reading →

Lac du Bois Hills Exploration

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On a hot summer day the plan was to explore a route to try to link up two old tracks, going around two hills on the north side of Lac du Bois.     On previous explorations  routes were taken that went over the top of the hills and another time I gone cross country around the hills, but for this time I was hoping to link … Continue reading →