[Paddlewise] Recommendations: Tour companies, Pacific NW

>>>>>Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2003 23:59:30 -0500
From: "Lisa Williams" <lisa_at_cadence90.com>
Subject: [Paddlewise] Recommendations: Tour companies, Pacific NW

Paddlewisers,

This summer I'd like to take a kayaking tour, and I have my heart set on
the Pacific Northwest.

Any tour company recommendations?
<snip>
San Juans?  Columbia River?  And while I'm there, good restaurants,
hotels, other things not mentioned in guidebooks for my terrestrial
exploration?<<<<<

I live in Washington (near Seattle), but {blush} have never done a 3-5 day
trip here, nor have I ever paddled more than a single day with a tour
company.  That having been said, I HAVE paddled trips like this up in
British Columbia.  Is going to BC an option?  IMHO, the paddling is much
nicer up there in general, and it would meet your requirement of no more
than a one-day drive.  I recommend the area from Tofino north (you can read
about it in any of the tour guides) or Nootka island or the Broken Island
Group (if you don't mind company).  If you decide to go the the San Juans,
which are much closer, you may want to pick up a guide book to get a
feeling for the kind of paddling opportunities there.  There are tours
sponsored through the Northwest Outdoor Center (www.nwoc.com) and others,
but NWOC is the only one I'm familiar with (even though I haven't been on
their tours, I believe they're a well-run company).

Evan Dallas
Woodinville, Washington


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