Reflection

Kayaking

School canoe trip

The Grades 4-6 kids were canoeing and kayaking the lake last week. Nights at the campsites were cold -- note the greyish dusting of fresh snow on the mountain in the distance -- but the days were glorious. Fall is treating the Slocan very nicely indeed so far this year.

Late summer lake

Sunset

June rainfall record

Average June rainfall: 67 mm

Previous record June rainfall: 117.7 mm

June 2012 rainfall: 227.7 mm

Normally the access ramp to the dock slopes precipitously down. The lake is very high. The sump pump beneath the hospital floor is pumping hundreds of gallons a minute back out into the lake.

High Water

The bridge over the karenegare ("dry" river bed) at the Kohan Garden.

Off and paddling

The second team through CheckPoint 6 heads out on the lake for a 23 km paddle after spending the past 26 hours trekking and mountain-biking through the mountains from the north.

More Lupins

The lake is so high right now that the lupins have wet feet.

Kohan Pond

Waves

Pebble beach

Public pier view

Snowy lake

Somewhere down there through the snow are some mountains and the end of the lake, obscured by the gently-falling snow.

Winter lake

Black, white and grey

Snowing

The view across the lake today isn't much more than a wash of grey. The deep cold snap has broken and it's now "warm enough to snow."

Frigid lake

It's really cold out for November. Clear skies and sun today. Temperature around -11ºC with a fresh breeze over the lake making it feel much colder.

Kayaks

Barge

A half-submerged barge, probably the better part of a hundred years old. Before the road up the valley was paved, the lake was the easiest way to get stuff to and from the community reliably.