Beaches in Alberta

[SeeBass]

^^the haze of the forest fires looks awesome

[MrMastodonFarm]

Originally Posted by Daradon

Well, we've had a nice summer this year. I agree the last two summers were pretty crappy. As for the past I remember warm ones and cold ones.

Last summer was amazing, this summer has been amazing.

The Summer of 2010 was #### though, rain rain rain rain.

[Table 5]

bc-chris, till what point in the year is the weather and water still nice and warm? Would love to get out there this year at some point.

[bc-chris]

SeeBass.... those are clouds, not smoke. we were only smoky for about a week back in early july - the americans really wanted to share their smoke i guess!

Table 5.... the weather is usually nice and warm to late october, early november (but i should mention that i'm one of these guys that wears shorts pretty much year round)

as for the water - honestly, i have no clue. i'm not a beach bum. i don't remember the last time i swam i lake okanagan. i've got buddies of mine that go out on the water year round - they just wear a drysuit (i think) when it's cold. i would imagine the lake stays warm well into october. right now we're finally 'cooling down' to the low 30's. the last couple weeks have been a wee bit gross.

[SeeBass]

Originally Posted by bc-chris

SeeBass.... those are clouds, not smoke. we were only smoky for about a week back in early july - the americans really wanted to share their smoke i guess!

Table 5.... the weather is usually nice and warm to late october, early november (but i should mention that i'm one of these guys that wears shorts pretty much year round)

as for the water - honestly, i have no clue. i'm not a beach bum. i don't remember the last time i swam i lake okanagan. i've got buddies of mine that go out on the water year round - they just wear a drysuit (i think) when it's cold. i would imagine the lake stays warm well into october. right now we're finally 'cooling down' to the low 30's. the last couple weeks have been a wee bit gross.

I guess I needed to use green text

[Ace]

Aspen beach at gull lake is actually quite nice, the water is high this year so the beach is much smaller. But nice shallow water for quite a ways out, sandy bottom.

The thing about this lake is I'm aware of two incidents (over 15 years) of family getting latched by a leach...so it always kind of freaks me out wading around in that water.

Can anyone confirm or deny leaches being in gull lake? If these were just isolated incidents then I will probably still go in the water, but if that thing has any sniff of infestation I'm staying the heck on land...

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by Ace

Can anyone confirm or deny leaches being in gull lake? If these were just isolated incidents then I will probably still go in the water, but if that thing has any sniff of infestation I'm staying the heck on land...

Man Up Nancy Boy, 2 incidents in 15 yrs does not make an infestation.....

[sevenarms]

Originally Posted by Ace

Aspen beach at gull lake is actually quite nice, the water is high this year so the beach is much smaller. But nice shallow water for quite a ways out, sandy bottom.

The thing about this lake is I'm aware of two incidents (over 15 years) of family getting latched by a leach...so it always kind of freaks me out wading around in that water.

Can anyone confirm or deny leaches being in gull lake? If these were just isolated incidents then I will probably still go in the water, but if that thing has any sniff of infestation I'm staying the heck on land...

When I was 5 or so I had a couple leaches latch onto me. Been there once since and no leeches but that's a small sample.

[Flacker]

Originally Posted by sevenarms

When I was 5 or so I had a couple leaches latch onto me. Been there once since and no leeches but that's a small sample.

All shallow (warm) prairie lakes will have leaches. If you can handle mosquitoes, wasps, etc. in the air, the leaches shouldn't concern you. A quick shot of salt and those little suckers fall right off. A little blood letting will do you good!

Stay out of stagnant reeds and shallow warm water and your chances of seeing them will drop significantly.

[bc-chris]

Originally Posted by SeeBass

I guess I needed to use green text

sorry - i thought you were serious.

when we do get smoke in the valley the sunsets are just AWESOME! lots of yellow/orange/red skies in the evening. i guess that would be the silver lining??