Showing posts with label kalamalka lake. Show all posts
Showing posts with label kalamalka lake. Show all posts

Friday, April 12, 2013

"Oyama Lake 27 Island-Hop Plan"


What is: Oyama Lake 27 Island-hop Plan?

The plan is to visit every island on Oyama Lake we would hop (kayak) from one island to the next until we have seen every one of the islands. As for when we will do this the date isn't set but if you are interested in joining us email or twitter me. GuyThaLizard@KAYAKokanagan.com

The previous times to Oyama Lake I didn't have GPS coordinates to all the islands,
so today with the help of Google Maps and my Garmin MapSource I have GPS mapped and pin-pointed all the islands on Oyama Lake for my next adventure up there. Included a route that will take me on a circuit to visit all the islands on the lake then check them off as I go.



The lake has 27 islands so remembering what islands we visited and what ones we have not I have created a GPX file for my GPS with them all named.

The route is about 4 miles long starting me at the BCFS campground to each island and back to the camp.
Here is the GPX file link if you would like to use it too. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/11242648/OyamaLake%2027IslandHop/OyamaLake-ISLANDS.gpx

Also in Garmin format below:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/11242648/OyamaLake%2027IslandHop/OyamaLake-ISLANDS.gdb

and Also in TEXT format below.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/11242648/OyamaLake%2027IslandHop/OyamaLake-ISLANDS.txt








~GuyThaLizard http://www.GuyThaLizard.com http://www.KAYAKokanagan.com

Thursday, November 29, 2012

Kayaking Cosens Bay By Kayaker: MissyRoss72

Published on Nov 28, 2012 by MissyRoss72



Located in Vernon, BC, Canada. Located 8 km south of Vernon city centre off Hwy 6.

Roughly 700 metres in length and 20 metres in width, Cosens Bay Beach is the second best beach in Vernon BC and one of the least known beaches due to poor access and promotion. Located in Kalamalka Provincial Park a couple kilometres from the nearest parking spots. The sand is a natural yellow with some round rocks in the water. Sometimes there are bears in the area but I've never heard of anyone being hurt by them. Other wild animals include deer (morning), mountain goats, ducks, geese etc. (quote James Love's Guide to Vernon's Beaches MORE..)