Paddled the San Juan River from the San Juan Campsite/Bridge July 17 down to Fairy Lake. There is a massive log jam, just down river from Fairy Lake, that we couldn’t find a way around, so we weren’t able to paddle all the way to Renfrew. The water is pretty low and we had to […]
Southern Vancouver Island
Cowichan Lake North End
Inspired by unusually calm winds, I decide to brave a solo paddle at the West End of Cowichan Lake. I put in at the Heather camp site boat launch, right at the Western most tip of Cowichan Lake and paddled down the SE shoreline. The water was dead calm and amazingly clear. Unfortunately smoke from […]
Quennell Lake
Visited Quennell Lake, my favorite local (Duncan/Ladysmith/Nanaimo) lake, yesterday (July 3, 2017) afternoon and evening. My friend Niicoltte and I spent several hours exploring the multitude of small bays and inlets that make up this lake and, even though I’ve canoed this lake many times before, we still found new hidden treasure. We even found […]
The Nitinat Triangle
After flying over it for years, last September (2016) I decide it was finally time to paddle the Nitinat Triangle. Despite the “Triangle” having been a recognized canoe route for at least three decades there is, unfortunately, very little information available. It lies within in Pacific Rim National Park but Parks Canada makes no reference […]
Cowichan Lake – Youbou
I put in at the Youbou boat launch and paddled North along the shore line with my usual canoe partner, River. He’s proficient at dog paddle but not much else As usual the lake was windy but manageable, at least along the shore line. Cowichan Lake Info Page