August 19, 2009 canoed Astotin Lake with Richard. I was surprised by how much the water level has dropped since August 14. Our track file is shown on the map. Heard a coyote barking and yipping to announce our presents. We tried to canoe up the NW bay but found it weed choked so I look forward to exploring this portion of the lake in the spring with higher water levels and before the weeds develop. Observed a number of Great Blue Herons.Distance 9.3 km
Moving time 1 hour 49 minutes
Stopped time 8 min.
Maximum elevation 2335 feet
August 14, 2009. Canoed Astotin Lake. Also explored the picnic site on a point of land on the south shore. Sampled some of the parks Saskatoons and Raspberries. Observed a large number of Gulls floating on the lake.
Distance 6 km
Moving time 1 hour 23 min.
Stopped time 37 min.
May 30/09, Canoed Astotin Lake. Observed a Rednecked Grebe on a nest. I found it curious how the Grebe covered its eggs with vegetation as it left the nest.
There are a number of waterfowl that can be observed on Astotin Lake including 2 Pelicans.
Total distance 3.72 km
Total time moving 1 hour 4 minutes
Moving Average 3.2 km/hr
No comments:
Post a Comment