>I'm at a loss as to where in Alaska/northern B.C. to kayak. Wendy I would suggest you read Guide to Seakayaking in Southeast Alaska by Jim Howard (the Globe Pequot press). With your time frame I would suggest catching the ferry out of skagway and heading to the Haines, Juneau or Hoonah . My preference would be Haines or Hoonah (Juneau is crowded for my tastes). The Hoonah area is known for whales. Glacier bay would be tight with your time frame as you would spend most of your time just getting there plus the bears of Glacier bay have become more and a problem for campers in recent years. I would suggest Sitka but it is a two day ferry ride from Skagway. > >Also, will be bringing one folding kayak and will be renting one other >boat, most rentals in ak are hardboats rather than foldables. Sitka has a shop that rents foldables but I do not know about whitehorse. Also, in terms of logistics, where to put spare gear (do we >stay in a B&B the night before and maybe they'll hold our gear when we >get back), or do you just load the kayak fully loaded in Skagway and just >jump off the ferry and start paddling? some B&B's will hold gear for you or you might want to check with a local Presbyterian Church (I am a Presbyterian Pastor and we have churches in most cities and villages in southeast Ak.) Most pastors or church folks will be glad to help and won't even try to pass you the collection plate >> >p.s. Besides normal camping practices, any suggestions for those >grizzlies yes, make sure you can run faster than your partner! >seriously the book has a good section on bears, but the forest service in Ak. can give you more detailed advice on avoiding bears and what to do if you encounter one. good luck Bob Sitka , alaska *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Feb 20 2001 - 23:11:29 PST
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