It was a very peaceful paddle. While fishermen use this river to access the lake, it’s not commercial fishing season yet so the boat traffic was almost nonexistent. There were still lots of birds to listen to as they get ready to head south. 2/
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So beautiful! And a strange illusion as the sun and it's refection slowly but surely seem to move horizontally to the left! Thank you for sharing these beautiful places!
aug 30, 2025, 8:53 pm • 0 0 • view
You’re welcome. I’m glad you enjoy it. I think the illusion is because I’m going around the corner and there’s not a lot of definition in the shoreline.
aug 30, 2025, 9:04 pm • 1 0 • view
Yes! If I keep my eyes fixed on the sun then the boat is slowly turning and the sun's stays in place. But if I look again and look at the river and the reeds: there goes the sun. So nice!!!
aug 31, 2025, 8:06 am • 1 0 • view
The barn swallows were out in droves, snapping up whatever flying insect they could find over the water. I’m glad I got going before the heat of the day so I could witness all of this activity. 3/
aug 30, 2025, 8:36 pm • 54 5 • view
I love kayaking when the water is like glass like that!
aug 30, 2025, 8:38 pm • 2 0 • view
Busy place!
aug 30, 2025, 8:47 pm • 1 0 • view
It’s about a 4 km paddle to the lake. The river gets wider and wider until you come around a bend and there it is. 4/
aug 30, 2025, 8:38 pm • 42 0 • view
I met up with some American white pelicans at the mouth of the river. These are the largest birds in Manitoba with an 8 to 10 foot wingspan. I was actually surprised at how much they were willing to tolerate me. Usually, they fly off well before I get this close. 5/
aug 30, 2025, 8:40 pm • 46 0 • view
They are so BIG!
aug 30, 2025, 8:55 pm • 0 0 • view
Heading back to the launch. It always feels so surreal when the water is like this. I’m starting to feel the heat of the day out in the open like this, but we’re getting close to the car. 6/8
aug 30, 2025, 8:44 pm • 35 1 • view
I was thinking that the water looks like glass here and then comparing it to the ripples on the lake. I kayak in Whiskeytown Lake and Lake Shasta, and it is usually wind blown.
aug 30, 2025, 9:59 pm • 1 0 • view
It’s not even September, but the geese are already on the move. I’m not sure if these guys are heading south or somewhere to feed. We are right on the central flyway, so we get a lot of bird traffic. 7/8
aug 30, 2025, 8:46 pm • 68 4 • view
The launch is just before the bridge, but I couldn’t pass up drifting underneath it a little bit before pulling myself out of the water. I hope you enjoyed this little interlude as much as I enjoyed my paddle this morning. 8/8
aug 30, 2025, 8:49 pm • 66 1 • view
I paddled along with you! So wonderful! Thank you!
aug 30, 2025, 9:12 pm • 1 0 • view
Thank you so much
aug 30, 2025, 8:51 pm • 1 0 • view
Absolutely glorious, thanks so much for sharing.
aug 30, 2025, 8:50 pm • 3 0 • view
Thank you!
aug 30, 2025, 8:54 pm • 0 0 • view
Incredible! I love to sit outside and listen to the swallows chatter at each other while acting like tiny fighter jets. I believe some of the swallow family is thought to have something akin to a heads up display for their vision where they see a sparkly outline around bugs.
aug 30, 2025, 8:57 pm • 1 0 • view
Peaceful indeed!!😃
aug 30, 2025, 8:55 pm • 1 0 • view
Thanks so much for sharing!! Btw, you are SO STEADY!!😆
aug 30, 2025, 8:57 pm • 0 0 • view
Thank you. I’m not paddling while I’m filming, which makes it a lot easier to be steady.
aug 30, 2025, 9:33 pm • 1 0 • view