We hike, bike, cross country ski, snowshoe, and paddle in the Stake Lake Trails system.    In summer we sometimes paddle around the lake 1-3 times, then we go for a hike on the trails.   On this warm summer day, I paddled twice around the lake in calm conditions. 

Each loop is about 2.25 km.  

We secured the boat then hiked on the double track trails, but we also went onto a single track snowshoe trail too.  

The hike added another 5 km.  

Along the way, we stopped to enjoy wildflowers, pollinators, and the forest.   Click an image for a caption.

cinquefoil

rosy pussytoes

red paintbrush

red columbine

Canadian tiger swallowtail

bunchberry

false Solomon's seal

bunchberry

kinnikinnik

early blue violet

We will be back for another duathlon – paddle then hike over the summer months.