Islet Lake

We popped out to Islet Lake for a late afternoon paddle recently. A rain shower gave way to bright blue skies just as we pulled in.

The staging area and boat luncheon the east side of the lake includes pit toilets, fire pits, picnic tables and a picnic shelter. The boat launch is 500 feet or so down a trail immediately behind the truck in the picture above.

There is a bit of an elevation drop as you walk towards the lake. The launch is just a small beach with a coupe of picnic tables. The lake was a bit green at the end of summer. 

Usually we see a fair bit of wildlife here but today it was just waterfowl. The wind was really uneven, with calm period (shown) intermixed with a really stiff breeze (had to put camera away and paddle).

The islands make for an interesting bit of poking around (and welcome wind break).

While the lake isn't big or very deep (maybe 90-120 minutes to paddle the edge, we cut the trip short as the waves were giving Jess trouble. They were fun enough but it was hard to track very effectively and we were getting pretty wet.

I'd say this is more of a spring paddle, when animals have young about as the water isn't quite so green or maybe an autumn paddle when birds are migrating and there has been a good frost.