James" <jimtibensky_at_fastmail.fm> wrote: >> Friends and I will be going to the Queen Charlottes to kayak the Gwaii Haanas National Park. Landing with our folding boats in Sandspit, does anyone have any advice as to the best way or ways to get to the park from there, things to see or avoid, names of friendly businesses or people who will accept shipment of stoves and food in advance, ANYTHING that will help make our trip better? None of has been there before nor do we know anyone who has. We're going from August 23 through September 8.>> With that exit date, you won't have a lot of competition. Do you have your permit yet? Costs bucks, and they are on a quota. Moresby Explorers (Doug Gould) is the primary transporter of yakkers and gear. He can also hook you up with cheaper overnight lodging in Sandspit, and they will pick you up the morning of transport. His crowd will also shuttle you to Moresby Camp if you elect not to do any over-water transport. The paddle around Louise Island is a good one. Email me for details and check here for a trip report from 2000: http://www.kayakplace.com/essay/dkn/dkn14.htm Doug is a deep reservoir or good advice on the way things really operate up there, and a phone call to him is probably your best first move. Here is email to get you going: dgmorex_at_mail.island.net I was last in the Charlottes in 2000, and the public transportation scene then was as it was in 1996: miserable. Bruce's taxi was it, and it was a minimal service, and expensive. If you can hoof it to the grocery in Sandspit from your lodging, it will save money. I've done several trips up there, from 1996 - 2000, and can rec some routes and places to avoid, if you like. Email me off the list. No affiliation with Moresby Explorers, just a very satisfied customer. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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