Recently Zipcar reached out and offered me a credit so that I could try out their service and write about it here on the blog. As somebody who owns a car and hasn't ever considered joining a carshare, I admit I was initially lukewarm to the idea. But then it hit me: fishing! Sure if you don't own a vehicle being a Zipcar member offers a simple and quick way to essentially rent a car short-term (and to tread lightly while you're at it) but if you do own a vehicle that's a little on the... well... gutless side and you have some heavy lifting/moving to do or a destination that's at the end of a steep dirt road then they have small trucks and SUVs in their fleet. So I took them up on the offer.
And of course I don't go fishing by myself, so I brought along my friends Suede Peterson and musician Rob Butterfield. This week I'm sharing five parts of the Zipcar fishing adventure that we went on.
In this third part I want to share the beauty of the destination that my gutless little car would never make it to: Jones Lake! I struggled with whether or not I should actually share the name of the spot with you because there is an unwritten code about blowing up incredibly precious spots like this, but I figure if you're inclined enough to visit Jones Lake (which is technically called Wahleach Lake) and you have the means and the time to go all the way out there, then you'll probably appreciate it's splendor. Plus there's a massive sign on Highway 1 between Chilliwack and Hope that says "JONES LAKE" that you can't miss, so it's not exactly the biggest secret in the world.
The lake is (obviously) super beautiful. It's also (not-so-obviously) a partially man-made lake/reservoir that is managed by BC Hydro and is constantly producing electricity through it's powerhouse. This lake most likely helps power the computer you're reading this on right now! HERE is a technical PDF that has some of it's history.
The above photo was taken around the halfway point to the end of the lake. This photo below was taken at the very end of the road. Literally. There used to be a bridge going across this skinny part of the lake and you can see what remains of it. Suede Peterson here is standing on one of the logs that used to stretch across the water, stay tuned to the next two parts to see if he (we) caught anything.
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