Does anyone have information about kayaking and camping in Desolation Sound? My wife and I have recently begun kayaking and are looking to take a 4-6 day trip with our new boats. We live in Seattle so getting up there is not a problem. But we don't know which direction to go once we get there, what the tides/currents will be like, or what weather to expect in late September. I know this is a popular kayaking destination and was wondering if there were any resources on this area. Brad Laesch Seattle, WA *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Hi Brad, Desolation Sound is really gorgeous, and, provided you allow weather days to wait out any unpleasentness, well within the capabilities of intermediate paddlers (even my not-so-hardcore wife enjoyed it!) The village of Lund is a really good put in point, and has the lovely Copeland Islands only an hour or so away - a great first night campsite as you go through that first day on the water shakedown of packing and paddling. Then you continue to head North and round the corner East into Desolation Sound proper. Generally speaking September can offer a dry "Indian Summer" period, but we've had an exceptionally wet summer this year, so I'm not offering any guarentees. The most up-to-date and comprehensive coverage of Desolation Sound that I know of is found in "Kayak Routes of The Pacific Northwest" published as a fund raiser for the BC Marine Trail Associatation. Probably available at your local REI. Email me if I can be of further help. Philip Torrens N49°16' W123°06' >From: "Brad Laesch" <blaesch_at_hotmail.com> >Does anyone have information about kayaking and camping in Desolation >Sound? >My wife and I have recently begun kayaking and are looking to take a 4-6 >day >trip with our new boats. > >We live in Seattle so getting up there is not a problem. But we don't know >which direction to go once we get there, what the tides/currents will be >like, or what weather to expect in late September. > >I know this is a popular kayaking destination and was wondering if there >were any resources on this area. > >Brad Laesch >Seattle, WA *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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