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Why I Paddle Solo
I am often asked why I prefer going on long sea kayaking trips by myself.…
Beguiled by the Wild’s Delicious Solitude
Susan Conrad answers the question: why solo?I have, as it were, my own sun and…
Brown Bear Encounter on Price Island
It was one of those frightening life changing moments that are set apart from all…
10 lessons paddling to Alaska
Susan Conrad shares her recipe of thoughts gained through a solo 66 day, 1,148 mile…
North Brooks gets a sprucing up
Last year's cleanup removed 3.77 tonnes from the Restless Bight area at the south entrance to Kyuquot Sound. This year continued south from that same area, focusing on Side Bay, Heater Point and Crabapple Islets -- all popular kayaking areas in the remote Brooks Peninsula region of north Vancouver Island.
The Broken Group Islands and a broken float plan
As I become more and more experienced with sea kayaking I find the more and…