Cobb Lake July 31, 2010

Cobb Lake is located West of Prince George, North of Cluculz Lake, down Finmore Road.  It is not a large lake, but it is a pretty lake.  We started out at the recreation site on the west end, and paddled along the southern shore.

Just to the right of the boat launch is a really weedy area with thick lilly pads, and different grasses.  I did spot a frog on one of the lilly pads, but it hopped away before I could get my camera out.

We paddled through the reeds for a while, before reaching the southern shore.

This tree looked like it was about to fall into the water.  We saw many trees that were falling into the lake, most of them dead pine.

The water was very calm, and the weather was hot and sunny.  We started out with a cloudless sky, but as the day went on, clouds started to form.

There were so many little bays, and every time we turned a corner, there was more to see.  Needless to say, our trip along the south shore took longer than expected.

Dead pine trees were falling into the water everywhere, and the bottom of the lake was criss-crossed with them.

More dead pine trees....

 I thought this tree looked cool. It is bent over towards the lake in a way that makes it look like a giant bird taking a drink. There are a few branches sprouted from the end of it that are growing up towards the sun. They look like a plume of feathers, although it is tough to see that in the photo.

 

More pretty leaning trees - these ones very much alive.  We paddled a bit past this point, and then crossed the lake to get back to the rec site.

The northern shore seemed to have a few more green trees on it.  Not as many stumps or dead trees falling into the water.  Our arms were tired from crossing the lake, so we didn't stop as much on our trip back.

Some large Douglas-fir trees...

And the view near the top of the boat launch.  We made it!

All in all, another great day on the water.  But Summer is now half over, so we must make the best of the time we have left.