Day 19 Blue Lake Provincial Park

The forecasted overnight storms didn’t materialize, and after a good night sleep we woke to sunny skies, cooler temperatures and a better attitude. We made coffee and took it with us for an early morning wander before the temperatures got out of control. I know that home has been experiencing a ridiculous heatwave, but it now appears to have found us!

We found the fen, a boardwalk trail that we had hiked when we were here before. A fen is a unique wetland in that it gets its water from underground. It is nutrient rich allowing for peat formation. The boardwalk is necessary for exploring here, but it also makes a nice easy hike. We enjoyed it so much we decided we would start each day here with this stroll while we enjoy our coffee! It was only 9:30 by the time we arrived back at the trailer longing for A/C!

A beautiful walk in the early morning light
Cotton grass is a very common fen plant
The pitcher plants had me humming along to Little Shop of Horrors
I have never seen so much Labrador Tea in one place!

Suddenly the black spruce trees stop as the fen morphs into an open fen, nearer the water. Plants also change drastically within steps!

Reading, crocheting and playing games was a good idea through the hottest part of the day. By mid-afternoon, after a quick rainstorm to cool things a bit, we went to the lake for that quintessential Canadian lake cool off.

Another Blackstone success!

After supper David and Jenna looked after the dishes and clean up while Jonathan and I took a canoe out on the lake. We spent two glorious hours exploring the inlets, coves and channels of Blue Lake. We watched countless birds dive for their dinner in path of our canoe. We wandered down waterways until they became so narrowed we had to backup before we could turn the canoe. We spent some time on the biggest part of the lake with others, and a great deal of time tucked away on an inlet alone. We were rained on at one point and it didn’t even cause us pause. Especially after we were rewarded with a spectacular rainbow for our troubles!

Heading out into the open lake as storm clouds were moving in. Amazing how quickly things change, including the canoeing conditions!
Little friends swimming along with us.
Yellow pond lilies about to bloom

So, it rained 💗
Too enticing not to explore
My stern paddler...he doesn't look stern at all!

Day is done
No better way to spend it

This is still the least impressive of our stops so far but give us a wilderness and we can find awesomeness!

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  1. sas.serraJuly 1, 2025 at 12:43 PM

    So glad you are having thr BEST time. Your blog is so excellent....you could write for a travel book!

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