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Rose River to Lapie Lake on the South Canol Road
15 August 2010 - Sunday
Lazy people this morning ... didn't get on the road until 10 a.m. However, the plan was to drove only 30 km today, to another favourite spot: Lapie Lake.
Today the landscape becomes more mountainous and scenic. The north half of the South Canol is a favorite drive of mine.
km 139 on the South Canol Road in Yukon
Along the way I noted some spots suitable for camping so we had some options if the two spots at Lapie Lake were occupied. We stopped at Rose River #5 to take a look at the side roads.
The Rose River crosses the South Canol in many places. This is
crossing #5.
It would have been possible to camp at Rose River #5 crossing. It is now waypointed in the GPS as a good spot to camp if Lapie Lake is occupied.
Upper Sheep Creek at km 152 looking to the east
The valley with the Lapie Lakes and Rose Lake is lovely on a clear day!
km 153 northbound on the South Canol
At km 156 there was a side road leading to Rose Lake. We parked the truck near the Canol Road and explored on foot to determine whether we could camp at the lake. A few hundred metres in there was a large open area with campspots and some picnic tables. The truck and fifth wheel could easily make this spot but it wasn't lakeside and didn't have lake views either.
Continued walking down the road, which became very rough, narrow and steep. The rough road led to the lakeshore where we encountered numerous people enjoying the sunny day and a weekend of camping.
Rose Lake - look closely to see the kayakers on the left side of the
image
Hiked back up the hill and decided to carry on knowing this would be a good spot to return to if there was nothing available at Lapie Lake. Took some shots of the South Canol before heading out.
Looking towards the south from our stop at Rose Lake - km 156 on the
South Canol
Finally arrived at our favorite spot - Lapie Lake. BUT both campsite were occupied. Sigh.
Decided to have some lunch. Then poked around a bit. While we were debating our options, one of the campers pulled out! Yippee! And it was a favoured site too!
Our campsite at the Lapie Lake recreation site
The lake was perfectly calm as we set up and Steve could not wait to get on the water.
Looking southward at the Lapie Lakes on the South Canol
At 2 p.m. Steve headed off in the kayak. Tazz napped. And I uploaded pictures, GPS tracks and charged batteries in all the electronics.
As Steve was returning from fishing, two conservation officers pulled in. Wow ... COs in the middle of nowhere checking for paperwork! Steve showed his non-resident fishing licence and then we chatted. Learned that the Taylor Highway was still closed to larger rigs, so we decided to re-route ourselves at Carmacks towards Whitehorse and north on the Alaska Highway.
The Lapie Lake recreation site is located at N61 39.523 W133 03.557 .