jefffski
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It’s time to begin thinking and planning next summer’s big trip. In previous years, we’ve enjoyed canoeing in Sechelt Inlet, Bowron Lakes, Desolation Sound, Broken and Deer Groups, Broughton Archipelago and Hakai. In the last one last year, a 12-day, 200 km trip, detailed here, we paddled from Bella Bella to Calvert Island and return. While we reveled in our experiences on the other trips, Hakai was special for its remoteness, sandy beaches, lack of roads and other infrastructure, old growth forests, etc. I’m torn between returning or exploring another part of BC’s remarkable central or northern coast.
Our interests lie in circle tours so that we return to our put ins to avoid paying for water taxis or shuttles, we limit ourselves to less than 5 km crossings and we’ll wait out conditions with anything more than 2 metre swells. The outer islands are not on any of our lists. A big day for us would be 30 km, though we could do 40 km in a pinch.
So far, I’ve identified two possible two-week trips: Kitimat to Gribbell Island and back while avoiding Douglas Channel, and circumnavigating Princess Royal Island. I’ve read a few accounts of the latter, but none about any trips to and from Kitimat.
I admire the experience in this group and I’m interested in any input.
Thanks,
Jeff
kjandjeff.ca
Our interests lie in circle tours so that we return to our put ins to avoid paying for water taxis or shuttles, we limit ourselves to less than 5 km crossings and we’ll wait out conditions with anything more than 2 metre swells. The outer islands are not on any of our lists. A big day for us would be 30 km, though we could do 40 km in a pinch.
So far, I’ve identified two possible two-week trips: Kitimat to Gribbell Island and back while avoiding Douglas Channel, and circumnavigating Princess Royal Island. I’ve read a few accounts of the latter, but none about any trips to and from Kitimat.
I admire the experience in this group and I’m interested in any input.
Thanks,
Jeff
kjandjeff.ca