The first river I paddled in British Columbia was the Slocan in the East Kootenay. It was, and still is, unbelievably beautiful. Having grown up canoeing the flat-as-glass prairies, I had never…
With over 25,000 kilometres of coastline, 20,000 lakes, and 750,000 kilometres of rivers and waterways, the province of British Columbia is a paddler’s paradise. Whether your preferred craft is a canoe, kayak,…
Every corner of British Columbia offers something special for the visiting paddler, from gliding through coastal inlets to soaking up the sun on warm interior lakes. To help you explore BC by…
Like many, I’d floor it through the region between the Okanagan and the coast when travelling through southern British Columbia. There never seemed to be a reason to stop unless my kids…
Have you ever seen a stunning photo of someone out paddling and wondered how they took it? Paddling offers a unique perspective of waterbodies, great opportunities to get up close perspective of…
A paddle strokes through the teal-blue fjord as the sun crests behind the mountains, and the pastel-coloured sky to the east reflects pink colours on the snow-capped Mount Garibaldi. Part of what…
Kitimat is located at the mouth of the Kitimat River, where the glacier-fed waterway meets the 90-kilometre-long Douglas Channel. The area offers some of the best undiscovered fresh and saltwater adventures for…
The water reflects a mosaic of green underneath the jagged peaks of the Rocky Mountains as the canoe pierces the still surface. Meanwhile, a heron stands among the grasses on the shoreline…
Imagine standing on a paddle board watching a prehistoric river giant swimming underneath your SUP. The clear waters in the Columbia River near Castlegar, BC, allow paddlers the chance to see groups…
After a long day on the water, the sun sets behind the endless horizon while kicking back on a remote sandy island beach on the Pacific Coast of British Columbia. While Tofino…
