Large beaver dam
There was very light overcast this morning as we started out for a trip down the Spruce River to Anglin Lake. The wind was not strong but mostly from the east.
We were paddling by about 9:30 and it was a nice day to be on the river. The water level was high at the start near the bridge but just shortly past the old bridge ruins we came to a high beaver dam. No water ran over the dam though some ran through it so we has to lift the canoe over. There was a strong odor of mint there as we crushed the plants by dragging the canoe over the dam. Below this we came to two more dams though we were able to shoot over both on the way downstream (but had to haul up over the biggest on the way back).
Enid paddling at the mouth of the Spruce River
We paddled across the one kilometer wide bay to the spot where the Kinowa Lake trail meets the lake. We stopped here and I took some pictures of violets. As I was doing this I heard someone approaching on the trail. It was our neighbors from the campsite. They had walked in. They spoke to Enid for a while, then headed back.
After they’d left we ate our lunch. Two geese were about 50 metres away and probably nesting there on the remains of the old road across the lake. They made a lot of noise all the time we were there.
By this time the wind had shifted to the northwest so we had to paddle into it as we left. Though it was quite windy it didn’t affect us much as we were so sheltered on the narrow creek. It looked as though there were storms building but it didn’t rain and now the sky is quite clear. It is still windy though.