Tag Archives: Shuswap Lake

Bastion Mountain

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On a late spring day, we were camping at Herald Park and we decided to take a forest service road from Sunnybrae up Bastion Mountain.    The road was high-clearance for the first part, then 4WD for the rest.    We parked and hiked out to the viewpoint overlooking the Salmon Arm Bay on Shuswap Lake.    We then hiked over the top of the mountain … Continue reading →

Copper Island

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On the first day of October I drove out to Shuswap Lake Provincial Park and parked at the boat launch.    I kayaked out onto Shuswap Lake with a loop around Copper Island in mind.   Last year in spring I had paddled to the east side of the lake, landed and secured the boat, then I hiked around the island before paddling back.  This time I … Continue reading →