Kayaking Wisdom from the Wild

Post author:Jerry & Julee Kaye
Post published:January 3, 2023
Post category:Central Coast Coastal Journeys Discoveries & Mid Coast Vancouver Island

This article was originally published in 2018, and follows a portion of a route also taken by veteran paddlers Susan Marie Conrad, Jim Chester and Audrey Sutherland. Their wisdom, as…

Glacier by Susan Conrad

Susan Conrad ‘Inside Passage Take 2’

Post author:Susan Conrad
Post published:November 30, 2022
Post category:Central Coast Coastal Journeys

Susan Conrad: Inside Passage Take 2Robert Service PoemThere’s gold, and it’s haunting and haunting; It’s luring me on as of old;Yet it isn’t the gold that I’m wanting So much…

The BC Marine Trails: Work, Benefits, Perks

Post author:Paul Grey
Post published:November 17, 2022
Post category:Coastal Journeys

Join Donate Compare Maps Linking and Protecting the BC Coast Together Driven by a shared love for our coastline AdvocacyYour membership fees go a long way to supporting a volunteer-driven…

Wild coastal wolf, BC by John E Marriott

Looking out for sea wolves

Post author:Cameron Dalinghaus
Post published:November 12, 2022
Post category:Coastal Journeys

Respectfully working to protect the coast.Hey there, my name is Cameron, and I am the stewardship coordinator at the BC Marine Trails. This month there is a buzz in the…

Cameron on Gerald

Gerald Island: Saving an Island Park and Protecting Native Species

Post author:Paul Grey
Post published:October 4, 2022
Post category:Coastal Journeys Community News & Press

Visit our Gerald Island storymap illustrated fall report and/or read a further account below of 2022 work.Gerald Island is within the traditional territory of the Snaw-naw-as First Nation. Gerald Island…

Notice the reflected forest on the head of the Orca; photo by Martin Ryer

Johnstone Strait and Orcas

Post author:Paul Grey
Post published:July 24, 2022
Post category:Coastal Journeys Discoveries & Mid Coast

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Vargas Island

Post author:Paul Grey
Post published:July 14, 2022
Post category:Coastal Journeys

The Ahousaht Nation have indicated where paddlers can camp or stop on Vargas Island and other locations nearby. The fee set by this Nation are 15 dollars per day (or…

Kyuquot Sound Revisited

Post author:Jerry & Julee Kaye
Post published:March 14, 2022
Post category:Coastal Journeys Vancouver Island

Good days are to be gathered like sunshine in grapes, to be trodden and bottled into wine and kept for age to sip at ease beside the fire. If the…

Kayak Fishing, Part 2 – Trolling

Post author:Bill Brackin
Post published:February 14, 2022
Post category:Coastal Journeys Kayak Fishing

trolling lures Last month I wrote about how jigging for fish from a kayak is a good way to supplement your diet with fresh ocean fish. Trolling from a kayak…