And another adventure begins

The Bowron Lake Circuit

A scaleable version of this map is available at:
https://www.bowronlakecanoe.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/bowron_lk_broch_map_print_11x17-map-only.jpg​

The Bowron Lake Circuit is a canoe/kayak route that I first attempted in 2012.  I started my paddle at the end of May in a kayak that I had just bought and in which I had minimum experience.  Once I was on Issac Lake, the long lake that runs from the northwest to the southeast, I was assaulted by winds blowing directly against me.  At one point I was paddling hard and I looked at my GPS and my speed was zero.  Not only that, but significant waves had developed which I was comfortable paddling through as long as I was close to shore but I was not confident that I could safely turn round and head back to a campsite to wait out the wind.  As a result I kept paddling to the next campsite and eventually after camping a couple of times I reached the end of the lake.  But I was exhausted so I had to ask the park rangers to get me out before I ventured past the end of the lake into an area where I would be putting myself at greater risk and help would be more difficult to get.
I don't like to fail so this year, 2019, I returned with a canoe and a companion, Keith Marsh.