Kayaking: Skaha Lake InBetweenTheRains

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Penticton in the South Okanagan Valley is a tough place to forecast weather at least from what I have seen thru about 45years of living here. The Lake Okanagan and Skaha must effect the weather quite a bit and also the mountains around the Okanagan Valley. The forecast will say "North wind all day today" and the wind will be from the South when it gets here or vice versa. From my time here I have noticed, 90% of the time we have a North wind in the morning till somewhere between 11:00am and 2:00pm then it stops and switches to a South wind for the afternoon. If the forcast says "Rain all day" we will usually get 5 to 15 minutes of rain here and not on the other end of town etc.. So here we are today with a forecast of Rain all day and thundershowers for the afternoon. As you can see from my photos from today we went for a paddle today dry and in the sunshine. This morning we had gray/black skies and rain and at about 9am it cleared up and the sun came out for a while so we went out on the lake for a paddle after I finished work for the day then we were treated to yet another sunset.

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~Guy

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Kayaking: May Long Weekend Indian Rock to Rattlesnake Island 2012

Kayaking trip to Rattlesnake Island, started off with a head wind from the North and continued all weekend.  We managed to make it as far as Buchan Bay and enjoyed the sunset then in the morning the wind picked up again, but to cross Squally Point with a strong head wind wasn't wise so we aborted the plan to continue and turned back after the night at Buchan Bay. Nevertheless it was an enjoyable trip by all. Lots of great photos and video clips to squeeze into this video but was unable to get them all in. Check my LIVE BLOG post for more.

We all got wet from the cold water from the waves. Kathy gets Splash Over recorded in Time Laps,  LOL

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Kayaking & Sunset evening paddle on Skaha Lake 2012-05-08

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Kayaking today after work the wind calmed down then it tried to rain so we headed back after our return we were hit with an awesome sunset.

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~Guy

http://guythalizard.posterous.com

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UpComing EVENTS & TRIPS (Canoe&Kayaking)

I am in the process of creating a dedicated page for upcoming kayak or canoe trips and events.

The plan is to have a site for posting Meet-ups for Canoe trips, Kayaking Trips, Get Togethers with your paddle buddies and related events. With the focus on the Okanagan Valley and Shuswap areas.

I have added a link to the free site NeedToMeet NeedtoMeet - Find a Time to Meet for trip planning where an organiser can create an event then post the link on the site for friends and followers to join in the event fun. The NeedToMeet link will provide a form for the location, times, and info etc that can be added to a post by one of the Contributors (pre-selected contributors). I have emailed the contributors with the link to this site and will be looking forward to seeing how it works out.

Feel free to bookmark or "Follow" the site to keep up to date on the new events or trips that come up and If you want to join us on an event or trip add a comment indicating or follow the RSVP that may be provided.

GuyThaLizard's LIVE BLOG has a link to the site at the top of the screen labeled UpComingEVENTS&TRIPS if you are a website owner for a canoe or kayaking related site feel free to add the link if you wish to your menu.

If you are also interested in paddling in the Shuswap be sure to check out Matt's info on the Shuswap area https://shuswapkayaks.wordpress.com

 

Hope you like the new UpComingEVENTS&TRIPS site http://guythalizard-kayak.posterous.com/

 

~Guy Hoffman aka: GuyThaLizard KAYAKokanagan

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Kayaking WasaCalm2012-03-10

Skaha Lake it was calm for so long this morning so I headed out for a paddle. It remained calm till I got my kayak loaded and headed out.

 

 

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 At least managed to get some fresh air and try out my new kayak mug holder. =)

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"PUSHING ICE" Kayaking Skaha Lake Log2012-01-26

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Kayaking on Skaha Lake January 26th 2011 +7c today on the lake.

Kayaking Skaha Lk January 11, 2011 - "To River Channel & Back"

Penticton, BC, Canada
Sunshine, -5c and wind was calm. Paddle video to follow asap.

 Had some ice on the kayak afterwards but was a pleasure to paddle the lake today.

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Kayaking Today S/East Skaha Lake Jan5/12

DogBeach is approx: GPS N49 25.534 W119 34.471

+8c to +13c great morning for kayaking today.

We, Kathy McA and myself, enjoyed the morning kayaking to the old dog beach and back. Have many photos will have to make a video from them later.  ~Guy

Sea Kayaking Instruction on Okanagan Lake in Peachland BC with Gone Kayaking

via gonekayaking.ca

Anyone near Peachland BC Canada who wants kayaking instruction? I just came across this link and thought I would share it with you all. ~Guy

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