Bradford R. Crain wrote: > We paddled around Barkley Sound and the Broken Group, which I hadn't > seen in about 12 years. [snip] We camped on Hand, Gilbert, and Dodd > Islands, and had the company of other kayakers each time. We checked out > Benson and Clarke Islands, and they were busy too. I would love to go > back in the fall, after I replace my worn out rainpants. Brad, my first trip to the Brokens was in 1996, when the changes in fees and camping policy were new. Even though it is a highly regulated (and expensive, at CDN$10/night/person camping fee and a three CDNbuck parking fee/night) area, it is still extremely beautiful. A little imagination and effort will provide solitude and isolation as if the other 200 paddlers were not there. Camping at Gilbert seems to avoid the yuppie crowd, while providing excellent access to the more rugged portion. My fave time now is middle of June or middle of September, when the weather is still OK, and the population of paddlers is about half or less what is in August. I've heard March, when the herring are spawning on the kelp is also a magical time. -- 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/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Aug 23 2007 - 17:50:32 PDT
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