In mid-September, we spent a week in Vernon. We'd planned to paddle a pontoon of Okanagan Lake out of Ellison Provincial Park but the water was too rough when we arrived. Instead, we backtracked towards town and out in off Kin/Canoe Beach.
We parked along Lakeshore Road and carried about 30m across the sand to the water. Only 5km south, the lake was really rolling, but here it was dead calm and there was hardly anyone on the water and no one on the beach.
We went counter clockwise around the bay about 7km.
There were a surprising number of birds, including this western grebe and a blue heron (that I was not fast enough to get a picture of).
We also saw two osprey diving and catching fish.
While paddling through a built up area wasn't my first choice, there were certain benefits.
Overall, a nice bailout plan when the weather didn't cooperate. After we loaded up, we spent a few hours on the beach eating lunch and reading a book.
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