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Read more about the article Favourite Day-Paddle Memory
Coon Bay in Dionisio Point Provincial Park at the north end of Galiano Island, BC.

Favourite Day-Paddle Memory

  • Post author:Jerry & Julee Kaye
  • Post published:February 28, 2023
  • Post category:Coastal Journeys/Gulf Islands/Solo Paddling/Trip Resources/Vancouver Island

Chemainus to Galiano Island - Alone and Racing Against The Tide Over the years, I’ve enjoyed a lot of day paddles on Vancouver Island, but my favourite was an outing…

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Read more about the article Sea Kayaking the Salish Sea Marine Trail

Sea Kayaking the Salish Sea Marine Trail

  • Post author:Jerry & Julee Kaye
  • Post published:January 31, 2023
  • Post category:Coastal Journeys/Gulf Islands/Trip Resources/Vancouver Island
  • Post comments:1 Comment

...from Nanaimo to Sidney Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home.Matsuo BashoWhat gives value to travel is fear.Albert CamusFour of us in a pair of double…

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Read more about the article Field Map App

Field Map App

  • Post author:Paul Grey
  • Post published:January 23, 2023
  • Post category:Coastal Journeys

Greetings. The BC Marine Trails maintains a public, member and trails development map. The latter map contains the hidden campsites, launch sites, and day use sites, visible only to the Trails Development…

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Read more about the article Kayaking Wisdom from the Wild

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…

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Read more about the article Susan Conrad ‘Inside Passage Take 2’
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…

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Read more about the article The BC Marine Trails: Work, Benefits, Perks

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…

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Read more about the article Looking out for sea wolves
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…

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Read more about the article Gerald Island: Saving an Island Park and Protecting Native Species
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…

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Read more about the article Johnstone Strait and Orcas
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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