Category Archives: Paddle

Sea Kayaking, River Kayaking, Rafting

Bonks, Blueberries, and the Bonnycastle

Posted on November 9, 2024 by Aaron Lee

Participants: Cameron Varcoe, Aaron Lee Dates: Oct. 12-13, 2024 This is a story about two VOC/UBC Sailing club members banding together on a Sea-to-Sky weekend for the books. Sorry Allen if the picture book below made editing this TR infinitely … Continue reading →

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Say Nuth Khaw Yum (Indian Arm) Kayak Trip 2024

Posted on October 16, 2024 by Edward Riley

Trip Dates: 10/12/24 –- 10/13/24 Participants: Elizabeth Chu, Rhiannon Henley, Lucy Perkins, Le Tra Mi Do, Ann-Cathrin Muller, Anabelle Parrella, Ed Riley, Simon Tsianikas, Cecily Downs, Joanne Ho, Erin Chong, Justine Ng, Lydia Dunkin, Tejas Vijay, Mateja Clifford, Elyse Truebridge, … Continue reading →

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Paddling on a Halibut Wind: a solo kayaking trip from Echo Bay to Alert Bay

Posted on July 12, 2024 by Declan Taylor

20-24 May 2024 Back in April it occurred to me that it might be possible to return by paddle to my car in Port McNeil from the Salmon Coast Field Station in Echo Bay, where I was soon to be … Continue reading →

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Dew Drop Diaries: Paddling to the West Coast of Haida Gwaii

Posted on January 17, 2024 by Elias Bowman

Hello friends, today I am going to tell you the story of a short kayak trip with some of my closest friends. Setting the scene for this tale: Alex Beauchemin and I met at the start of our second year … Continue reading →

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Say Nuth Khaw Yum Falls 2023

Posted on October 14, 2023 by Elizabeth Chu

Day 1 (Sam) To start the day off, everyone commuted and met up at Deep Cove. We packed our boats and did an intro lesson to sea kayaking, and then pushed off in two separate groups, each half an hour … Continue reading →

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Paddling Stinks

Posted on September 26, 2023 by AJ Dreher

My second experience with whitewater kayaking took place last weekend, on the lower Mamquam River in Squamish. It was pouring when I met up with James in the Chief parking lot on Saturday and most of the people camping there … Continue reading →

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Unbelievable feat at Wells Gray

Posted on September 25, 2023 by Sumit Meghlani

My 3 am alarm rings, I am late for my United Airlines flight to SF. Barely awake I got my bags in an Evo and raced to the YVR airport. On my way down Marine Drive, I thought of how … Continue reading →

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Toba Expedition

Posted on September 21, 2021 by Gabriel Robinson-Leith

Before we begin, a shout out is in order to the Neil Mackenzie Trust and the VOC for putting together the Neil Mackenzie Adventure Grant. Learning about this grant for grand expeditions inspired us to dream up a longer combined … Continue reading →

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Burton (Sphinx) Hut “Workhike” September 5-7, 2020

Posted on January 26, 2021 by Melissa Bernstein

By Melissa Bernstein, with help from Cassandra Elphinstone and Ross Campbell I never thought my first trip to Garibaldi Lake would be what went down on this trip. Before this trip, I had only been up to Garibaldi Park once, … Continue reading →

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Pedal Paddle Pedal: Sunshine Coast and Vancouver Island Loop

Posted on January 13, 2021 by Gabrielle Booth

Pedal Paddle Pedal Gabrielle Booth & Charlotte Scholten   Total Distance Cycled: 679.41 km Total Distance Kayaked: 48.57 km Total Elevation Gain: 9123 m Charlotte and I pedaled or paddled on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the following … Continue reading →

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