Copper Island

Our picnic beach

 My daughter and I kayaked to Copper Island today. The sun was shinning and the fall leaves surrounding the lake are

breath taking.

We hike almost to the top of the cliff face but it started to get a little dangerous so we settled for 3/4, the view was worth the scrapes and scratches we are now sporting.

I have heard there are pictographs on the island, we didn't find them. Please drop me a line if you do know as I would like to check them out.

All in all it was a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon!

View towards Magna Bay

View towards Blind Bay

Blake Point, Magna Bay, B.C. Pictographs

Moose and Hunters Pictograph





I am lucky enough to still have some holiday days left and choose a great day to use one up!

 I put in in Eagle Bay and kayaked across the lake to Blake Point in search of the pictographs. They were exactly opposite of where I thought they might be, right beside a beach and beach staircase up the side of the cliff. They are very weathered and I could not make out many of the figures. I did manage to climb up a rock wall and get a close up of a moose with two hunters, which is really cool as my Husband and I have always loved moose.

It was really neat to see such a thick vein of quartz and it just kept going down under the water.



Quartz vein above and under the water

I love kayaking in the fall, I just lay a blanket on the bottom of my kayak, put on my spray skirt and I stay quite comfortable. And one of the best things is, I don't have to stress about being run over by other watercraft, I only saw one other vessel out there and it was at least one kilometer from me.
I will probably re-post about these pictographs when I have a little more time to zoom in and play with the contrast a bit more and hopefully get some clear images.


The middle of Shuswap Lake looking towards Copper Island



Pictograph













 



Mara Lake Pictographs

My Sister



My Dad

I went out to one of my favorite fall kayaking spots with my Dad and Sister today. We hit a bit of rain while we were driving but thankfully it cleared up and the water was like glass and aside from one fishing boat we were the only ones out on the water, which made it very peaceful and relaxing.

I have not been very successful in obtaining information regarding the history and meaning of the pictographs in the Shuswap area. I have looked online but not too much out there that I could find, I have ordered a couple of books from the library and hope those will be a good starting point. When I do find the information I'm looking for I will post for those who are interested.