In mid-September, we were down near Red Deer and detoured west to paddle Sylvan Lake. The eastern end can get both busy and windy so we decided to try the west end. We went off a public boat launch on the south shore at Range Road 23.
Nice gravel launch, good parking, and a port-a-potty. The lake was very clean and warm. We turned west (left) and paddled towards the nature area on the west end of the lake.
The lake was quiet early in the morning and the weather was cloudy and cool.
We saw a pair of eagles and a bunch of ducks.
Lots of dramatic sun rising pictures due to the smoke from the wildfires.
The leaves were turning nicely and there were lots of cabins to see.
We found a big buoy loose at the north end and dragged it back to the parking lot.
Overall, this was a very nice paddle. Next time, I might try to get in from the north side of the lake.
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