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Saturday, April 26, 2014

Spring Kayaking - Skaha Lake "Inspecting The Docks & Shoreline" BLOG:April26-2014

"Inspecting The Docks & Shoreline"

The forecast today was rain.. well it did not while we kayaked today.

Kayaker Robin Dunham and I paddled along the East shore of Skaha Lake to see what the damages remaining looked like and the progress of the homeowners had made in rebuilding their docks.

Along the way most all the lumber debris left from the February Lake Freeze of 2014 have vanished either home owners have collected most all the lumber that was along the shore or it has floated out in the lake.

Many of the dock owners have been working on building new docks. This foundation appears to be built of steel, looking quite solid. Many still are in need of repair or replacement.

The photo below of one dock completely caved in in the center.

Nice day for kayaking, the lake was quite calm most all the day long.

Very late afternoon the wind picked up a but only for short periods of time.

One of our usual stops is at this dog beach. Nice spot to have a little break. Listening to the RedWinged Blackbirds.

"Kayaking Kathy McA" joined Robin and I as we paddled back.

Please watch the video below and enjoy the peaceful singing of the Red Winged Blackbirds as we enjoyed our day on the lake.

~GuyThaLizard http://www.GuyThaLizard.com http://www.KAYAKokanagan.com #KAYAKokanagan #Kayaking #Okanagan

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Ice Damage Around Skaha Lake - Log:03182014 UPDATED 3/27/2014

UPDATE: 3/27/2014 Lumber remains along the shoreline

Lumber scattered along the shoreline of Skaha Lake. In February 2014 Skaha Lake froze over and many docks were destroyed. The lumber is floating around on the lake waiting for a powerboat to collide with them, some of the lumber has made its way to the shore. Homeowners of the damaged docks have not taken the initiative to clean up their lumber as of yet. Most all the lumber is pressure treated and will not rot. Here are some photos of what has washed up on the rocky shores of the South East side of the lake.

Photos by Guy Hoffman (GuyThaLizard) http://www.KAYAKokanagan.com

Damage from when Skaha Lake froze over in February 2014.

Lumber from many docks scattered along the East shoreline of the lake. Paddling by many damaged docks and the devastation as you will see in this video photos and video clips.

YouTube Video at the bottom of this post.