Pelicans and Skeletons at Scuitto
In late fall, we drove out from Barnhartvale on the bumpy Scuitto Lake Forest Service Road for 12 km to the Rec Site on Scuitto Lake. It was a sunny day for a 5.2 km paddle around the lake shoreline. We met pelicans and skeletons along the route.
The Scuitto Lake Rec Site has been rebuilt and has designated camping spots, new washrooms, and a good boat launch.
Scuitto Lake is a flooded lake, that it, it was dammed to provide water for late season irrigation and now to provide for recreational use. Scuitto Lake is drained by Scuitto Creek which descends 5 km northwest down to Campbell Creek. The shoreline has some interesting rock features, and lots of stumps, root stalks and twisted driftwood (the skeletons on the shoreline) left behind when the lake was expanded.
While we there, there were 4 pelicans on the lake, a bald eagle, and many ducks. Hover your cursor over an image in the gallery for a caption or click one for a larger image and a caption.
