Trip Coordinator - Brenda Noble

6 People went on the trip - Arlene, Brenda, Frank, Janina, Leila, Paul

We pulled into the parking lot and we were surprised to see Frank there. He is a valuable person in the group. We all watched as Janina unfolded her canoe and assembled it.

At the start of our trip as luck would have it we had to go to the lake to get the carts.  This delayed our starting by 3 hours. After finally loading our gear, we proceeded down the channel to Jackson Lake. Going under the bridge to get to a campsite on Kinnaird Lake was more difficult because of the lower water level. Base on the cart situation, we figured there were lots of campers out there so we took the first campsite that would accommodate 5 tents. We used this as our base camp.

Trip Coordinator: Mike Eaton

We can attest that the adage of you never set foot in the same water twice. Donna M, Kaye Y, Janice Q, and Mike E launched their kayaks at Ghost Lake Launch at 10:30 am and started up the north arm.

Trip Coordinator: Mike Eaton

For being only 3 hours south of Edmonton, it was interesting to see how few people in the club had paddled on the Bow River through Calgary. Challenge accepted Huzzah!

Trip Coordinator: Paul Bird

We assembled at the 50^th Street Boat Launch in Capilano Park, after shuttling the vehicles to Fort Saskatchewan. A powerboat drifted down the river from the launch ramp; the owner waded into the water to catch the boat and with the help of Garth managed to get on board and get it under control. The weather was a mix of sun and cloud and it stayed that way all day.

Trip Coordinator - Donna McKenzie

We departed Edmonton early August 1st, agreeing to meet in Lloydminster for lunch. With only 2 tandem canoes on the trip, we had 2 cars, Cindy D and Donna M in one, and Alan S and Yuri D in the other. La Ronge is about 8 hours drive from Edmonton, and we were booked in the Churchill East campground which is beside Otter Rapids, which is another couple of hours drive north of La Ronge.

Trip Coordinator: Cathy Compston

We were glad to find that there was no blue green algae advisory, so we gathered at the Battle Lake boat launch at 10 AM to head out. We were a Delta kayak convention consisting of Paul B, Cathy C, Sid K, Arleen D, Alara L and Dan T. The weather was cool and overcast with only light winds from the south east.

Trip Coordinator: Donna McKenzie

The club has been working our way along the Red Deer River for many years.  This summer we did a car camping trip with runs cover the Fort Normandeau to Joffre reach.

Trip Coordinator: Fiona Munro

A flotilla of 11 paddlers did the run on the North Saskatchewan from Vinca Bridge to Waskatenau.

Trip Coordinator: Mike Eaton

For Sunday, we met at Ghost Lake Reservoir near Cochrane. In 1929, Calgary Power (now TransAlta) built a dam on the Bow River to generate power creating the Ghost Lake Reservoir with an area of 11.6 km2 (~2900 acres). The wildfire smoke had built overnight in Calgary but it was less smoky at Ghost Lake and the water was crystal clear.