In late September, we took a trip north towards Lac La Biche. Our first stop was North Buck Lake, about 30 minutes west of Lac La Biche, near Caslan. There is a provincial park on the south end of the lake with a campsite and a day-use area.
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Saturday, December 31, 2022
North Buck Lake
Saturday, December 24, 2022
Muir Lake
I was out at Muir Lake in early September for a quick paddle one day. The fall doldrums had set in with not much happening. I did have an eagle orbit above for most of the paddle, though!
There were also dramatic early autumn skies as the Sun is starting to drop a lower. Only a few folks on the lake fishing or paddling.
Looks like there is a resident beaver. The water level was also up, but I don't think those are connected because I don't think there is an outlet for Muir.
After an hour on the lake, I packed up and detoured west to try to find access to Mere Lake, but was unsuccessful (the banks are way steeper tan google maps suggested!).
Overall, a lovely paddle that is closer to home. This was also paddle 41 for me this year and I'm keen to try to hit 50 before the snow flies.
Saturday, December 17, 2022
Ashland Reservoir and Dam
On the Labour Day weekend, we ventured out to the Ashland Reservoir that is SW of Warburg. We went west on Highway 16, turned south on Highway 770 (the Carvel turn) and then went south to Highway 39. We then turned west and went two miles before turning south again on Range Road 34 (which was gravel). It took about 75 minutes to get there and the same time to come back through Calmar and Devon
Saturday, December 10, 2022
Jackfish Lake
In early September, I went out to Jackfish Lake for a quick paddle. I used the public boat launch in the day use area just off Highway 770 (Weekend Estates turn). Note that google maps at time of writing does not exactly match the new entry the county has constructed off of Highway 770 (which is 100 meters south and requires a tiny bit of backtracking once of the highway--no big deal, just slightly different than shown).
Saturday, December 3, 2022
Lac Ste. Anne, Darwell Launch
In late August, I decided to try Lac Ste. Anne. I don't think I have paddled here before. The lake is pretty big so I decided to try it in pieces, starting at the west end from the Darwell boat launch. The boat launch is at the bottom centre of the picture below. I turned right, paddled northeast east around the island and back. Maybe 6km all told but really only a fraction of the lake.
Saturday, November 26, 2022
East Pit Lake
In mid-August, we took a second trip out to East Pit Lake, just north of Wabamun on a Sunday evening. The parking lot (which is small) was nearly full but it was entirely with people fishing on the edge.
Saturday, November 19, 2022
Thunder Lake
In early August, we went back out to Thunder Lake. We'd paddled the SE third mid-day in June but the lake was too rough that day to venture up the lake. This time, we went after dinner and the water was calmer.