Sea Kayak Nootka & Kyuquot Sounds
Sea Kayak Nootka & Kyuquot Sounds

Author: Heather Harbord

Publisher: Rocky Mountain Books Ltd

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 9781894765527

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Nootka and Kyuquot Sounds are the next step for sea kayakers who have enjoyed the Gulf Islands, the Sunshine Coast, Desolation Sound and the Broken Islands. Its wetter weather and more rugged coastline offer greater challenges as well as the rewards of pristine sandy beaches, remote islands, sea caves, rare sea otters, and historic sites. Although not quite the wilderness it was in the days of the explorers and fur traders, for those with the necessary skills, it comes close to the age old Canadian dream of wilderness and freedom. The book breaks the area down into 49 trips. These are just suggestions for planning purposes. Once out there, wind and weather will dictate where you go depending on your skill level. You'll have a more comfortable trip if you read the weather and trip planning sections before you finalize too much.

Sea Kayak Desolation Sound and the Sunshine Coast
Sea Kayak Desolation Sound and the Sunshine Coast

Author: Heather Harbord

Publisher: Rocky Mountain Books Ltd

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 9781894765534

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This paddling guide to Desolation Sound and the Strait of Georgia provides historical travel information on a part of the Inner Passage between Vancouver Island and the BC mainland. Follow the Marine Trail up the east coast of Vancouver Island with perhaps a digression to Hornby or Denman islands. Or tackle the savage inflow-outflow winds of Jervis Inlet to reach the jewel of Princess Louisa Inlet.

Paddling Through History
Paddling Through History

Author: Aileen Stalker

Publisher: Rocky Mountain Books Ltd

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 9781894765572

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Experience inner-city paddling with a guide that tells the story of Vancouver and Victoria from water level. Explore history with the tales behind the people, bridges, lighthouses, museums and watercraft you will see as you explore these waterways. Paddling Through History explains place names, geology and other highlights, and is illustrated with maps and photos.

Nootka Sound and the Surrounding Waters of Maquinna
Nootka Sound and the Surrounding Waters of Maquinna

Author: Heather Harbord

Publisher: Heritage House Publishing Co

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9781895811032

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British Columbia's history started with one word: "Nutka." On James Cook's earliest maps, it was the sole port of entry to a whole new world. Nootka was the home base of avarice and slaughter as the sea otter was rendered extinct in local waters by American and English traders. It gained further infamy with the enslavement of John Jewitt in 1803. Always it has been the "Land of Maquinna," after the legendary chief of the Mowachahts (historically called the Nootkas). Fifteen years ago it became the discovery of Heather Harbord. The waters of Nootka Sound and the surrounding inlets lured her to their endless coves and hideaways—First Nations villages, abandoned logging camps, Spanish outposts and an ever-changing mosaic of pioneers.

Kayak Routes of the Pacific Northwest Coast
Kayak Routes of the Pacific Northwest Coast

Author: Peter McGee

Publisher: Greystone Books

Published: 2004-04-01

Total Pages: 353

ISBN-13: 192681214X

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A complete guide to kayaking one of the world’s great paddling destinations. Whether you are planning a day’s paddle or a two-week excursion, Kayak Routes of the Pacific Northwest Coast has everything you need to know. This newly updated and expanded book explores eighteen regions from Oregon to British Columbia. Explore the glacier-carved cliffs of the vast Lower Columbia River or travel through Puget Sound and the intricate islets and reefs of Washington State’s San Juan Islands. Discover the Lower Mainland’s Gulf Islands National Park Reserve, home to such diverse wildlife as orca whales, seals and bald eagles, or head to the haunting archipelagos of Queen Charlotte Islands/Haida Gwaii and British Columbia’s far northern coast. New for this edition are sections on the historic Lower Columbia River and rugged Queen Charlotte Strait. Not sure where to start? Detailed overviews summarize the more than 30 kayak routes described in this book, including suggestions on the required skill level, the duration of the trip, the foreseeable hazards, and the charts and tide tables to buy—features which make planning a cinch. Easy-to-read maps let you see the trip at a glance, and provide practical information about how to get to the launch spot.

Sea Kayaker's More Deep Trouble
Sea Kayaker's More Deep Trouble

Author: Christopher Cunningham

Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional

Published: 2013-08-09

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 0071770097

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A gripping collection of kayaking accident stories that reminds us of what can happen when safety is left on shore. In Sea Kayaker's More Deep Trouble, twenty-seven more stories of kayaking accidents are told with compassion and wisdom. Each is accompanied by advice to prevent other kayaking accidents and deaths. This book, a follow-up edition to Sea Kayaker's Deep Trouble, features stories from the "Safety" section of Sea Kayaker magazine. "Lessons Learned" at the end of each story provides insights and analysis of the accident. Illustrations for the stories include maps and photos. Perfect for sea kayakers of all levels, instructors, and armchair paddlers.

Around One More Point
Around One More Point

Author: Mary Gazetas

Publisher: TouchWood Editions

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 9781894898461

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Around One More Point is a journal sketchbook of writings, photographs and drawings that capture the adventures of B.C. artist and paddler Mary Gazetas, who has journeyed with family and friends on the west coast of Vancouver Island, the Inside Passage and Haida Gwaii for almost 25 years. This work, with its powerful visual imagery, includes stories and art created when Mary first started taking ocean canoe trips in the '80s with her twin sister and her children. Since those pre-Gore-Tex days of primitive beach camping and paddling in all kinds of weather, the trips, the people and the artwork have changed. What hasn't changed, though, is her passion for the character of the coast, and she returns every summer, bringing home material to be transformed into a variety of artistic expressions. The journeys include paddle trips in Barkley, Clayoquot, Nootka and Kyuquot sounds, the Broughton Archipelago, the central coast and Haida Gwaii (the Queen Charlotte Islands). This evocative journal will take readers on a journey, inspiring some to go to these beautiful places themselves-to go around one more point.

British Columbia
British Columbia

Author: Ed Readicker-Henderson

Publisher: Hunter Publishing, Inc

Published: 2003-12-01

Total Pages: 372

ISBN-13: 9781588433664

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This guide to British Columbia offers practical travel information along with activities. Comprehensive background information - history, culture, geography and climate - gives you a solid knowledge of the region and its people.