Trail Cafe: Trip report - Burnstick Lake 2019

Summary:

Title: Burnstick Lake 2019
Trip type: seakayaking
Summary: A Few hours paddling on a somewhat remote lake in central Alberta.
Author: M Tanton
Date of Trip: June 2019
Country: CA
Province: Alberta
County/City/national park/etc: Clear water county alberta
Location Route: Burnstick Lake
Distance: aprox 12 km
Weather Conditions:partly sunny, clouds building in the afternoon and rain (typical stuff)
Directions to Set in or Trail head: Calgary to Cochrane, N on Hwy 22 to Hwy 27, go west continue west on 584 fro 16km, then North for 22km to the the put in at the lake
Partners: J & R Ganton
Boat Type Used: Sea Kayaks
Trip's Good Points: fairly unspoilt lake (small village, boat traffic)
Trip's Bad Points: jet skies, and boats

Trail Description:

Just a collection of pictures sent to me by Robin. They were all taken on the south side of the lake.

See google maps for a look at the lake.



Gallery

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Entering the Tree Graveyard.

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Tree grave yard of Burnstick lake

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Stuck in the dead trees.

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Geese in the Lily pad

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J. Ganton

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SW Corner of Burnsitck lake - heading to the marsh

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Beaver dam - South (and East) side of Burnstick lake.


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