Small Pox Bay - Launch Day - 6-8-07
My buddy Jules seeing me off.
The west coast of San Juan Island.
Crossing Spieden Channel.
Spieden Channel
Prevost Harbor camp on Stuart Island.
Crossing Boundary Pass with Stuart Island on the left and Canada's South Pender Island in the distance.
Bedwell Harbor - South Pender Island.
Paddling north up Swanson Channel with North Pender Island on the right.
A BC ferry in Swanson Channel.
Approaching James Bay on Prevost Island.
Sunset at James Bay.
Campsite at James Bay.
James Bay
View from my tent at James Bay.
Trincomali Channel
Secretary and Wallace Islands - Trincomali Channel
Reid and Hall Islands
Pylades Channel from Valdes Island.
Beach at Blackberry Point on Valdes Island.
Campsite at Blackberry Point.
Ruxton Passage between Ruxton and De Courcy Islands.
Approaching False Narrows.
False Narrows with Mudge Island on the left and Gabriola Island on the right.
Approaching Nanaimo thru Northumberland Channel.
BC ferry docking near Jack Point.
Newcastle Island at Nanaimo.
Newcastle Island
Passenger ferry to Nanaimo from Newcastle Island.
View from Nanaimo with Newcastle Island on the left and Protection Island on the right.
Campsite on Newcastle Island.
Low tide at launch time on Newcastle Island.
Newcastle Island on the left and the Strait of Georgia out ahead.
The ferry to Nanaimo entering Departure Bay.
The Winchelsea Islands.
One of the Winchelsea Islands.
Ballenas Island in my sights.
Lasqueti Island in the distance across the Strait of Georgia from South Ballenas Island.
View from Ballenas Island across the Strait of Georgia.
Sunset from Ballenas Island.
Campsite on South Ballenas Island.
Squitty Bay on Lasqueti Island.
Starfish at low tide on Jedediah Island.
Home Bay on Jedediah Island at low tide.
Sabine Channel
Approaching my first Texada Island campsite.
Looking west across Sabine Channel to Lasqueti Island from my camp on Texada Island.
Looking south down Sabine Channel from Texada Island.
Looking north up Sabine Channel.
A crabber checking his traps off Texada Island.
Looking out on a rainy morning.
A rainy morning under the tarp on Texada Island.
Campsite north of Davie Bay on Texada Island.
Campground at Harwood Point on Mouat Bay - Texada Island.
Mouat Bay from the beach at Harwood Point.
Gillies Bay from the beach at Harwood Point.
Campsite at the Shelter Point Regional Park at Harwood Point.
Ominous skies across the Strait of Georgia.
Launching at Harwood Point.
Cement plant on Texada Island.
Seals on the rocks.
Traveling north up the Strait of Georgia with Texada Island on the right.
Approaching the north tip of Texada Island.
Rounding the north tip of Texada Island with Powell River and the BC mainland visible in the distance.
Taking a break at Kiddie Point on Texada Island.
View of the town of Powell River from Kiddie Point.
Crossing Blubber Bay.
View of Powell River across Malaspina Strait from Blubber Bay.
View across Algerine Passage from Grilse Point near Blubber bay.
Harwood Island across Algerine Passage.
Powell River and the BC mainland across Malaspina Strait.
Campsite at Grilse Point.
Harwood Island, the BC mainland and Malaspina Strait from Texada Island.
The BC ferry traveling between Comox and Powell River. Cyril Rock light is in the foreground.
High tide at Grilse Point.
Out of the wind and looking across Malaspina Strait to the BC mainland.
Campsite at the Willingdon Beach campground in Powell River.
Heading north along the Malaspina Peninsula.
Campsite at the Copeland Island Marine Park.
Landing at the Copeland Island Marine Park.
Crossing Desolation Sound with Kinghorn Island in the foreground and Redonda Island in the background.
Refuge Cove on West Redonda Island.
Paddling north up Lewis Channel in the rain.
Campsite at north tip of North Rendezvous Island.
Looking across Calm Channel and up Raza Passage from North Rendezvous Island.
Looking across Calm Channel from North Rendezvous Island.
Heading NW up Calm Channel toward Stuart Island.
A rain squall on Calm Channel.
Yuculta Rapids between Stuart and Sonora Islands at slack tide.
Yuculta Rapids at slack tide.
Approaching Big Bay on Stuart Island.
The dock at Big Bay.
The pavillion and store at the dock on Big Bay.
The dock at Big Bay at low tide.
Looking across BIg Bay to a huge resort.
Leaving Big Bay with Jimmy Judd Island on the left and Dent Island off the left bow. The BC mainland is on the right.
The passage between Dent Island and the mainland at slack tide.
Heading west thru Cordero Channel.
Cordero Lodge on Cordero Channel.
The dock at Cordero Lodge.
Either Chancellor, Wellbore, or Sunderland Channel. I'm not sure.
Campsite on a tombolo in a small bay on the north west coast of Hardwicke Island.
Cruise ships in Johnstone Strait.
Johnstone Strait.
Taking a break on Johnstone Strait.
Johnstone Strait in the area of Port Neville.
Campsite on one of the Broken Islands.
Low tide on the Broken Islands.
Johnstone Strait from the Broken Islands.
A black bear on the edge of the beach straight off the bow.
The Tsitika River valley on Vancouver Island comes into view across Johnstone Strait.
Heading west on Johnstone Strait with Vancouver Island in the background.
Robson Bight in Johnstone Strait.
Approaching the Orca patrol base on West Cracroft Island.
The Orca patrol base on West Cracroft Island.
Heading off across Johnstone Strait with Robson Bight in the background.
Crossing Johnstone Strait.
Evening twilight on Johnstone Strait.
A cruise ship passing my camp site near Robson Bight.
Evening calm on Johnstone Strait.
Beach camp looking across Robson Bight.
Looking across Johnstone Strait to West Cracroft Island from Vancouver Island.
All my gear ready to be packed away in the kayak.
Heading west with Vancouver Island on the left.
Alder Bay campground near the Nimpkish River on Vancouver Island.
Looking across to Broughton Strait to Alert Bay on Cormorant Island from Alder Bay.
Campsite at Alder Bay with Cormorant Island and Broughton Strait in the background.
A curious Bald Eagle watches me pack up my kayak on the mud flats at Alder Bay.
Heading west thru Broughton Strait with Malcolm Island on the right and Vancouver Island on the left.
Squalls moving in on Broughton Strait.
Queen Charlotte Strait on a gloomy day.
Looking across Queen Charlotte Strait toward the BC mainland.
Approaching False Head on Vancouver Island.
Deer Island, Round Island, and Beaver Harbor come into view.
Round Island in the distance and Deer Island on the right with Queen Charlotte Strait and the BC mainland in the far background.
My campsite on Peel Island in Beaver Harbor.
Daedalus Passage and Queen Charlotte Strait.
Looking across Hardy Bay from Daphne Point.
My kayak and all my gear in a cart at the Scotia Bay campground near Port Hardy.
The end of the first leg of my Inside Passage kayak trip at Port Hardy.
Can you tell it was raining?
