July 3/4
Our first overnight paddle since moving to Nakusp 2 years ago. Our friends Jodee, Don, Wayne, Mona and kids Zoe and Maia and dog Jewel were camping for the weekend, so after closing Little Mountain on Saturday, we decided to paddle over from Hills to join them.
Again, under questionable skies but warm enough, we had an incredible paddle across Slocan Lake. We launched the kayaks around 7pm, and arrived at the beach 45 minutes later, so a very easy paddle.
They had chosen a beautiful site, and luckily, we didn't get any rain over night. THe rain came in the morning so we packed up earlier than we wanted and paddled back to Hills.
The site although busy felt remote, it's very well maintained and clean. It is accessible by vehicle, however it was fun to just have a quick paddle across. Our kayaks were so loaded for only one night - we still can't believe we were able to pack so much, including a coleman stove and my great beach chair from Outbound that goes everywhere I go now.
I just got my kayak this year, a beautiful Riot Brittany and so far it's been great. We've only done a few quick trips, a few hours here and there and at sunset. We're hoping to do a longer paddle overnight soon, stay tuned. If you're interested, you can join us.
We also recommend the Chamber website where a set of paddling maps are available for downloads. They are amazing and well done, lots of detail with all the coordinates to find the proper beaches, point of interests, etc... (www.nakusparrowlakes.com) if you're traveling and don't have access to a printer, we sell them at the store (to cover our printing cost only).
Happy paddling, it is spectacular to paddle here.
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