articles from the current issue: summer 2008

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Feature articles:

Solitude on Santa Rosa - by Chuck Graham. Paddle California's Channel Islands.


Paddling the Cascade High Lakes - by Suzanne Johnson. Visit the southern end of Oregon's remarkable Cascade Mountain range.


Slipping past Solander - Join Dan Lewis for a trip to the outer reaches of Vancouver Island's most formidable peninsula.


Discovery Islands - Lyn Hancock is your guide through Quadra, Sonora, Maurell and Read Island as we head off the radar.


Alaskan Whistle Stop - by Dan Armitage. Travel to the Spencer Glacier by rail and paddle.


Paddling picks on the East Coast - by Keith Nicol. Four Maritime destinations to inspire the kayaking spirit.


The Art of the Portage - by Adam Stewart. A paddle (and walk) along Vancouver Island's Sayward Canoe Route.


Bute Inlet Grizzlies - by Alex Matthews. A sightseeing journey up a Coast Mountain watershed.


Paddling through a Sea of Ice - join Jean-Luc Grossmann and Rafic Mecattaf on an incredible journey to Greenland's northwest shores.


Kayaking the Broughton Archipelago - Matthew Bowes visits Bill Proctor, Echo Bay and a few other Broughton favourites.


Kayaking to save the albatross - Hayley Shephard heads to the glacier-clad peaks of South Georgia for a cause.


Skills, tips and resources:

Kayak navigation - the basics by Adam Bolonsky.

The low brace lean turn - by Alex Matthews.


Reviews:

  • Gear locker - The Lendal Kinetic S Paddle by Alex Matthews.

  • Book Reviews - Paddling the Waters of Vashon Island; Paddle Your Own Kayak; Paddling and Hiking the Georgian Bay Coast; Coastal Beauty - Wildflowers and Flowering Shrubs of Coastal British Columbia and Vancouver Island; Kids Gone Paddlin'; and Following the Curve of Time.