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Read more about the article Careless Cove forever after
Careless Cove from Camp

Careless Cove forever after

  • Post author:Jon Dawkins
  • Post published:November 18, 2016
  • Post category:Central Coast/Coastal Journeys
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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…

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Read more about the article Why I Paddle Solo
Solo Paddling; Inside Passage

Why I Paddle Solo

  • Post author:Denis Dywer
  • Post published:October 22, 2016
  • Post category:Coastal Journeys/Trail Reports
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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…

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Read more about the article Beguiled by the Wild’s Delicious Solitude
Delicious Solitude by Susan Conrad

Beguiled by the Wild’s Delicious Solitude

  • Post author:Susan Conrad
  • Post published:October 21, 2016
  • Post category:Coastal Journeys/Solo Paddling/Trip Resources
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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,…

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Read more about the article Brown Bear Encounter on Price Island
Brown Bear by Denis Dwyer

Brown Bear Encounter on Price Island

  • Post author:Denis Dywer
  • Post published:August 22, 2016
  • Post category:Coastal Journeys/Wildlife
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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…

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Read more about the article 10 lessons paddling to Alaska
Glacier by Susan Conrad

10 lessons paddling to Alaska

  • Post author:Paul Grey
  • Post published:August 1, 2016
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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…

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Read more about the article North Brooks gets a sprucing up

North Brooks gets a sprucing up

  • Post author:Paul Grey
  • Post published:July 20, 2016
  • Post category:News & Press

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.

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Read more about the article The Broken Group Islands and a broken float plan
Broken Group Islands

The Broken Group Islands and a broken float plan

  • Post author:Martin Ryer
  • Post published:June 15, 2016
  • Post category:Broken Group - Deer Group/Coastal Journeys/Vancouver Island
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As I become more and more experienced with sea kayaking I find the more and more I deviate from the routing as outlined in my float plan. To quote Robert…

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Read more about the article Kayaking outer Calvert Island
Wolf Beach

Kayaking outer Calvert Island

  • Post author:Jon Dawkins
  • Post published:May 8, 2016
  • Post category:Central Coast/Coastal Journeys
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Jon Dawkins tackles the open outer shores of Hakai. I left Blackney Beach while the NW wind was at 10 knots with the knowledge that it would build.  The forecast…

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Read more about the article Kayaking the Great Bear Rainforest

Kayaking the Great Bear Rainforest

  • Post author:Fred Pishalski
  • Post published:April 19, 2016
  • Post category:Central Coast/Coastal Journeys
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Fred Pishlaski and group tackle their longest trip yet through the Great Bear Rainforest. Here's Fred's report.In late July 2009, Alan Campbell, Robert Dill, Henry Graymen David Maxwell, Mike McMann,…

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