Crossing Salish Sea
Crossing the Salish Sea by Nick Heath
I had long wanted to paddle across the Strait of Georgia and more so after helping to plan the Salish Sea Marine Trail from Vancouver to Victoria. So, paddling across…
Kirby Point
Kayaking the Deer Group
The Deer Group Islandsare a group of islands in the south east corner of Barkley Sound, British Columbia. We accessed the three main island on the west end of the…
Martin Ryer photo
The whale told me so
After a relaxed 13 km paddle, the last thing a person wants to find on their camping beach is a group of teenagers with shabby power boats that cost much…
Careless Cove from Camp
Careless Cove forever after
You can sometimes count mistakes in dollars. In this case it can be marked on a chart. Martin Ryer’s account of having his boat and paddle taken by the evening…
Solo Paddling; Inside Passage
Why I Paddle Solo
I am often asked why I prefer going on long sea kayaking trips by myself. Concerns are usually stated in terms such as; “Aren’t you scared to be alone, what…
Delicious Solitude by Susan Conrad
Beguiled by the Wild’s Delicious Solitude
Susan Conrad answers the question: why solo?I have, as it were, my own sun and moon and stars, and a little world all to myself…~Henry David Thoreau, WaldenSince Inside was released in mid-May,…
Brown Bear by Denis Dwyer
Brown Bear Encounter on Price Island
It was one of those frightening life changing moments that are set apart from all others and become seared deeply into ones memory.I had been paddling for 38 days since…
Glacier by Susan Conrad
10 lessons paddling to Alaska
Susan Conrad shares her recipe of thoughts gained through a solo 66 day, 1,148 mile trip.Believe that you can do anything you set your mind to. Your passion should be…
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.