Photo Gallery: Out for a Paddle

I’m always trying to keep my eye out for a canoe, regularly checking buy and sell pages and Craigslist to see what is available. The right one is yet to come along, but I know it will eventually. While I would say I’m far from a regular on the water, some of my earliest memories are from boats. From learning to sail my parent’s Laser, to going on canoe trips at Boy Scout camp, to taking my dad’s Adirondack Guideboat for long rows on the Finger Lakes of New York. To now owning paddleboards and using them to explore the many lakes around British Columbia. I love the ability a boat offers to switch up the perspective and look at the shoreline and provide the freedom to glide into every nook and cranny and see what is there.

With a new baby in the house, time has been limited between the restless nights and learning the new routine, getting out into the mountains has been the last thing on my mind. However when Josh Dooley reached out to see if I wanted to do a quick mission up to a nearby lake that had some canoes to use I didn’t hesitate. It was rainy in the valley as we left, but as we drove up the logging road we broke through the clouds are were treated to a beautiful blue fall day. The air was crisp, and a recent snowfall covered the trees slightly above us.

A short hike in through the forest led us to the lake. Upon getting there we saw a light fog rising off the water which was noticeably warmer than the surrounding air. We brushed light snow off the canoes, launched and proceeded to paddle around. With no real destination, we just explored the ends of the lake being stoked to be out on such calm water. It was a short day, but satisfied my desire for a fall adventure.