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Read more about the article Kayaker’s Creed: Quotations to Inspire Your Next Paddling Adventure

Kayaker’s Creed: Quotations to Inspire Your Next Paddling Adventure

  • Post author:Jerry & Julee Kaye
  • Post published:May 17, 2025
  • Post category:Coastal Journeys/Community
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When we set out on our two-month, 600-km kayak adventure from Bella Bella to Tofino, we sought to unplug from our city lives, see what extended time in the wild…

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Read more about the article Tides, Triumphs, and Trials: A Kayaking Expedition on BC’s Central Coast from Bella Bella to Port Hardy

Tides, Triumphs, and Trials: A Kayaking Expedition on BC’s Central Coast from Bella Bella to Port Hardy

  • Post author:Lycette Clark
  • Post published:February 20, 2025
  • Post category:Central Coast/Coastal Journeys/Trail Reports

After extensive preparation, the group of four report back on their trip down the province's central coast.

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Read more about the article BC’s Central Coast Kayaking Trip Report

BC’s Central Coast Kayaking Trip Report

  • Post author:Sheldon Spier
  • Post published:May 11, 2024
  • Post category:Central Coast/Coastal Journeys/Trail Reports

Kayaking trip report from Klemtu north to Sager Islands, the beautiful beaches of Campana Island and south to Dallas Island and returning to Klemtu.

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Read more about the article The Fashionable Sea Kayaker

The Fashionable Sea Kayaker

  • Post author:Jerry & Julee Kaye
  • Post published:April 24, 2023
  • Post category:Coastal Journeys/Humour
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Helping Your Clothes Tell Better StoriesAs a fanatical devotee of outdoor fashion trends, I recently posed two questions to the online chatbot ChatGPT to see what guidance it could provide…

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Read more about the article Looking out for sea wolves
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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 Kayaking in the time of COVID
Kayaking in the time of COVID

Kayaking in the time of COVID

  • Post author:Jerry & Julee Kaye
  • Post published:May 25, 2020
  • Post category:Community/News & Press
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In the poem by Robert Frost, a twittering Ovenbird laments the passing of spring’s cherry blossoms, contemplates the dust and falling leaves of autumn, and chooses not to sing.  The…

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