This is a short trip report on our recent 2 week voyage near Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. 5 paddlers ventured north from the area near Telegraph Cove, seeking new adventures. There was drizzle the first evening, then sunshine or fog the rest of the way. Imagine watching an Orca pod rip the water to a froth. Imagine watching an Orca leap clear out of the water. Picture bathing along a white shell beach in brilliant sunshine, and having a whale breech 20 feet away. Hear wolves howling mournfully nearby, as you negotiate a narrow passage with tidal rapids on both ends. Imagine finding wolf prints on the shore of a remote island 3 miles out to sea. Envision fighting a salmon from a kayak, while a bear walks along the shore. Taste the salmon, crab, clam during the evening meal, and watch the sun slowly set. These are just some of the things that helped to form our summer vacation experience in British Columbia. Brad Crain ********************************************************************** Bradford R. Crain E-mail: brad_at_mth.pdx.edu Dept. of Mathematics Phone: (503) 725-3127 Portland State Univ. FAX: (503) 725-3661 P.O. Box 751 Portland, Or. 97207 ********************************************************************** *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
[>] That wasn't a trip report. That was mean, spiteful and sadistic thing to say. :-) Vancouver Island is # 1 on the long list of places I really, really want to go and paddle. Sounds like 2 weeks in heaven and I really envy you. If you had included eagles and sea otters in your account I would have gone off for a good cry. Glad you had a great time. Are you going to have pictures on a web site somewhere? > This is a short trip report on our recent 2 week voyage near > Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. 5 paddlers ventured > north from the area near Telegraph Cove, seeking new adventures. > There was drizzle the first evening, then sunshine or fog the rest of > the way. Imagine watching an Orca pod rip the water to a froth. > Imagine watching an Orca leap clear out of the water. Picture bathing > along a white shell beach in brilliant sunshine, and having a whale > breech 20 feet away. Hear wolves howling mournfully nearby, as you > negotiate a narrow passage with tidal rapids on both ends. Imagine > finding wolf prints on the shore of a remote island 3 miles out to > sea. Envision fighting a salmon from a kayak, while a bear walks > along the shore. Taste the salmon, crab, clam during the evening > meal, and watch the sun slowly set. These are just some of the things > that helped to form our summer vacation experience in British > Columbia. > Brad Crain > *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
I forgot to mention that there were eagles everywhere we went. If you toss a fish into the air, there is a chance that an eagle will swoop down and grab it (we actually did this last year). The other image I forgot to mention was that of a 10 lb salmon tail-walking across the deck of my kayak, as K. tried to take it's picture. That would have made a great video. Brad Crain > From: "Sisler, Clyde" <Clyde.Sisler_at_wang.com> > To: "'paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net'" <paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net> > Subject: RE: [Paddlewise] short trip report > Date: Fri, 7 Aug 1998 13:07:48 -0400 > > [>] That wasn't a trip report. That was mean, spiteful and > sadistic thing to say. :-) > Vancouver Island is # 1 on the long list of places I really, > really want to go and paddle. > > Sounds like 2 weeks in heaven and I really envy you. If you had > included eagles and sea otters in your account I would have gone off for > a good cry. > > Glad you had a great time. Are you going to have pictures on a > web site somewhere? > > > > This is a short trip report on our recent 2 week voyage near > > Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. 5 paddlers ventured > > north from the area near Telegraph Cove, seeking new adventures. > > There was drizzle the first evening, then sunshine or fog the rest of > > the way. Imagine watching an Orca pod rip the water to a froth. > > Imagine watching an Orca leap clear out of the water. Picture bathing > > along a white shell beach in brilliant sunshine, and having a whale > > breech 20 feet away. Hear wolves howling mournfully nearby, as you > > negotiate a narrow passage with tidal rapids on both ends. Imagine > > finding wolf prints on the shore of a remote island 3 miles out to > > sea. Envision fighting a salmon from a kayak, while a bear walks > > along the shore. Taste the salmon, crab, clam during the evening > > meal, and watch the sun slowly set. These are just some of the things > > that helped to form our summer vacation experience in British > > Columbia. > > Brad Crain > > > *************************************************************************** > PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List > Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net > Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net > Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ > *************************************************************************** > ********************************************************************** Bradford R. Crain E-mail: brad_at_mth.pdx.edu Dept. of Mathematics Phone: (503) 725-3127 Portland State Univ. FAX: (503) 725-3661 P.O. Box 751 Portland, Or. 97207 ********************************************************************** *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
Hey, that wasn't a trip report, I think that was something posted here by the BC tourism bureau. They did way too much imagining and not enough time paddling ;-) On Fri, 7 Aug 1998, BRADFORD R. CRAIN wrote: > This is a short trip report on our recent 2 week voyage near > Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. 5 paddlers ventured > north from the area near Telegraph Cove, seeking new adventures. > There was drizzle the first evening, then sunshine or fog the rest of > the way. Imagine watching an Orca pod rip the water to a froth. > Imagine watching an Orca leap clear out of the water. Picture bathing > along a white shell beach in brilliant sunshine, and having a whale > breech 20 feet away. Hear wolves howling mournfully nearby, as you > negotiate a narrow passage with tidal rapids on both ends. Imagine > finding wolf prints on the shore of a remote island 3 miles out to > sea. Envision fighting a salmon from a kayak, while a bear walks > along the shore. Taste the salmon, crab, clam during the evening > meal, and watch the sun slowly set. These are just some of the things > that helped to form our summer vacation experience in British > Columbia. > Brad Crain > ********************************************************************** > Bradford R. Crain E-mail: brad_at_mth.pdx.edu > Dept. of Mathematics Phone: (503) 725-3127 > Portland State Univ. FAX: (503) 725-3661 > P.O. Box 751 > Portland, Or. 97207 > ********************************************************************** > *************************************************************************** > PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List > Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net > Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net > Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ > *************************************************************************** > *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
Brad, You caught a 10# salmon? Man, in two trips to Vancouver Island I spent probably over $40.00 for licenses and caught a single rock cod or greenling, I don't remember now. It was tasty, but not worth the money. How did you catch the crab? You ventured North from Telegraph Cove, care to share your route? Did you make it to Mamalilacula? >Hear wolves howling mournfully nearby, as you negotiate a narrow >passage with tidal rapids on both ends. Would this have been Blackney Passage? It has a route between the larger island and a very small island that keeps you out of the main channel? On our trip up there we were coming back through Blackney Passage, if I have the name right, and just before entering a large swell came out of nowhere. The swell picked us up and then put us back down. It was very unsettling to say the least, it even cause our guides to look around with semi-startled expressions. No large ships had recently gone by, but we wondered if it was caused by one of the cruise ships that would slow down by the orca sanctuary. Maybe next summer........... Brian. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
> This is a short trip report on our recent 2 week voyage near >Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. 5 paddlers ventured >north from the area near Telegraph Cove, seeking new adventures. (snip) Paddling in that area was a memorable trip. But then all the trips are. I particularly remember the orcas, and the quietest place I have ever been. I think it is Mound Island. Whichever island, it was formerly a burial island. Everybody has been moved off it to another site. I will usually scamper or claw my way through anything just to see what is on the other side, but this island softly suggested that I stay on the periphery. At night, there were no lights, no sounds from vehicles, airplanes,or boats, no animal sounds, and the water was completely still. Silence has a strong voice sometimes. I drove back from that trip to Victoria in 5 hours. Doable, obviously, but not advisable. However, it's encouraging to know that Johnstone Strait is not too far away, when I think of it going the other way. I've only done small local paddle trips this summer. This is the first summer in a few years that I have not done an 'out there" trip. I really miss it. I have no one to blame but myself for not getting in gear to do it. I won't miss it next summer, because I will do it. I'm happy to hear you had a good trip, Brad. Diane *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
At 08:18 AM 8/7/98 +0000, you wrote: > This is a short trip report on our recent 2 week voyage near >Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. 5 paddlers ventured >north from the area near Telegraph Cove, seeking new adventures. snip Imagine watching an Orca pod rip the water to a froth. >Imagine watching an Orca leap clear out of the water. Picture bathing >along a white shell beach in brilliant sunshine, and having a whale >breech 20 feet away. Hear wolves howling mournfully nearby, as you >negotiate a narrow passage with tidal rapids on both ends. Imagine >finding wolf prints on the shore of a remote island 3 miles out to >sea. Envision fighting a salmon from a kayak, while a bear walks >along the shore. Taste the salmon, crab, clam during the evening >meal, and watch the sun slowly set. These are just some of the things >that helped to form our summer vacation experience in British >Columbia. > Brad Crain As a coastal British Columbian by birth, Brad's recital reminds me of the outdoor experience that B.C. is noted for. I have also been reading "Kayak Routes of the Pacific Northwest Coast", further whetting my appetite to again re-visit some of the places I took for granted in my youth. At that time in my life, I had a high speed power boat, and was more interested in 'getting there', than enjoying the 'ride'. I was able to visit remote places on the west coast of Vancouver Island and inlets before the road improvements had occurred, and with these improvements, these areas were 'discovered'. It has been 17 years since I resided on Vancouver Island, having spent 15 years in central Canada. I now reside about 250 miles from the ocean, but am able to paddle many of the 1000's of lakes which dot the local landscape. I too have this summer have been able to visit the habitat of the species of the lakes, watching the graceful flight of the eagle, seeing osprey dive for fish. I have paddled the crystal clear water of lonely lakes, nestled between glacier capped mountains. In commiseration, I am fortunate to live in a beautiful part of the world, and my recent discovery of kayaking has enabled me to experience more of it. Thanks to many of you who have pointed out the peaceful experience of paddling, with memories that last a long time. Many contributors live in or nearby large metropolitan area; perhaps many of us in the rural area have failed to appreciate what was outside our back door. Thanks again, Rick Brundrige Williams Lake, B.C. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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