Johnson Lake

June 7th - Johnson Lake, Another amazing lake found in southern BC. I am not going to be selfish about the name and location of this lake as social media blew this one into the public eye several years ago when reports of this crystal beauty became known as the Caribbean of the north. Well the crystal waters did shimmer much like that of the waters of tropical destinations but the temperature is a different story. Lucky for us we were on the water not in it so we didn't loose any toes to the frigid water. Let me start from the beginning of the trip. My beautiful daughter Lily joined me on this trip after I showed her the pictures from Mystery Lake (yes I told her the name and location so if you really want to know you can try and gather that information from her but she is one tough cookie so it may cost you more than you are willing to pay). Anyway we packed up for the day and headed out on our adventure. Total driving time was a little over an hour and boring it was not. Once we were off the main highway we encountered many animals both wild and farmed. Further into the bush we went the bumpier the road. Lucky for us we had Mr. Wonderful's truck, if I had my car we would have had a rough time navigating the road. If you are hoping for signs to guide you then don't bother going, it was pretty much a gamble as to which road to take and the directions I had printed off prior to embarking on our adventure were as helpful as using a 3-D printer to build a space craft. None the less we made the trip to find a stunning view that would cause eyes to squeal in pleasure. Being that is was a Wednesday early in June we were happy to find the camp ground and day use areas fairly empty as opposed to the one and only other time I had been there where it was bursting at the seams with tourists much like my pants after a particularly bad night of binge eating.

The lake - Being that this is a blog about kayaking and the lakes I have visited I have spent a great deal of time about the trip rather than the destination. The lake speaks for its self. It is incredible and huge, we were on the lake exploring for a few hours and never made it to the other end. I will let the pictures speak for themselves.