AUG 18


KAMLOOPS LAKE, ON THE WEST EDGE OF THE CITY

AFTERNOON ON KAMLOOPS LAKE..+35....NICE!! WATER HAS DROPPED PROBABLY 20' SINCE I GOT THE BOAT, BUT THERE IS 495 FEET TO GO!

 

ON THE ROCKS!!

the beachs are getting bigger as the water  drops, but we have 490 feet to go before we run out of water!
 
DINNER IS SERVED


 

LOOKING EAST TOWARDS KAMLOOPS AT THE FAR END OF THE LAKE.

A ROCKEY BEACH!!  :)



TIME TO GO!! TOBIANO BOAT LAUNCH



AUG 20...
 

OK.    +39 !!    ON THE THOMPSONRIVER again TODAY!
NOT USED TO BEING IN A RIVER THAT IS CRYSTAL CLEAR WATER LIKE THIS! AND WARM!

 NICE!


This is a blast as its got a nice sandy bottom and  is full of sandbars...water is warm, great!

THESE MTN RIVERS ARE QUITE A BLAST ACTUALLY!! KINDA NICE TO FLOAT ALONG WITH THE CURRENT, BURN HALF THE FUEL THIS WAY!!! :)

...LAST TIME FOR ME THIS MONTH AS CALE AND I ARE OFF ON THE BIKES FOR A WEEK..NOT SURE WHERE, BUT  SOUTH !!






AUG 30.

.BACK FROM THE BIKE TRIP DOWN SOUTH WITH CALE...IT WAS GREAT!!....GO TO MAIN PAGE FOR THE LINK TO IT!
 

BACK IN THE RIVER AGAIN AS ITS +35 AGAIN...GETTING SPOILED WITH THE HEAT, BUT  LOVE IT!
THE RIVER IS  GREAT AS AS IT DROPS IT CHANGES EVERY WEEK AND TONS OF SAND BARS TO PLAY ON!
IT HAS DROPPED 6-8 FEET SINCE WE FIRST GOT ON HERE WITH OUR BOAT. COULDNT WALK OUT IN THE MIDDLE BACK THEN!


HEADING UP RIVER PAST LAFARGE
 
 

JUST OUT FOR A WALK IN THE SMOKE FROM THE BIG FIRE   10 KM  DOWN THATAWAY!!!!
 
 
 


ON THE BEACH!   REALLY KINDA COOL WHEN IT GETS THIS LOW, IT DOES HAVE A GOOD MARKED CHANNEL TO GET TO THE SHUSWAP LAKE.


SEPT....LOOK DOWN ABOUT  3 PICTURES....SAME PLACE A MONTH LATER!!!

 LOTSA SMOKE THESE DAYS FROM THE BIG FIRES 20 MIN EAST OF HERE! QUIT A DIFF PIC FROM NORMAL!
 
 


 

SEPT 23

+32 AND CAN'T RESIST ANOTHER  AFTERNOON ON THE RIVER...


 A FEW MILES EAST OF KAMLOOPS

ON THE BEACH...OK..SANDBAR! THIS WAS WELL UNDER WATER 2 MONTHS AGO!

RUN OUT OF GAS! I PULL THE BOAT  UP THE RIVER FOR 6 KM TO THE BOAT LAUNCH!

WE MAKE IT  BACK TO  THE BOAT LAUNCH.....HOME IS UP THERE BY THOSE CONDOS, A SHORT TRIP!!

 


YONDER WE GO YET!!
 


TIME FOR A ROAD TRIP!!

CHECK BACK IN SEPT AND SEE WHERE!

OR CHECK OUT SUMMER  09 ROADTRIPS IN BC..NICE PLACES!!CLICK HERE


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