Hayley Shephard - Kayaking to Save the Albatross. Vancouver Island based wilderness guide and expedition leader, Hayley Shephard set out to attempt the very first solo sea kayak expedition around the remote Sub-Antarctic Island of South Georgia.... Read More

Accessible only by boat, God's Pocket Resort is a secluded wilderness spot surrounded by forested islands and the waterways of the Queen Charlotte Strait. A visit provides not only spectacular cold water diving, but also an opportunity for kayaking, hiking, shore walks, swimming with dolphins, and whale watching. God’s Pocket Resort is the only resident of beautiful Hurst Island, British Columbia, on the east (inside) of Vancouver Island, BC, Canada. Photos by Gary Luhm.
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The Broken Islands (officially and unmelodic ally named the “Broken Group Island Unit”) is an archipelago of over 100 islands. The scattering of tree-covered scarps, islets, and rocky outcroppings lies off the Pacific coast of Canada, not far from the US border, where it looks like something large in the ancient past reached out and tore off a hunk of Vancouver Island, then threw the pieces into the ocean.... Read More

During five weeks we explored the Antarctic Peninsula by sea kayak and sail - which included rough crossings of the Drake Passage, a variety of wind and snow storms, many beautiful blue sky days and even torrential rains, which are new to the seventh continent. Our goal was an up-close look at how the Peninsula is evolving thanks to warming temperatures and increasing numbers of tourists.  http://jonbowermaster.com/antarctica2008/index.html ... Read More

Ian McMullen and Nick Kulina paddled the Hudson River from near its headwaters to New Your City in order to raise money for Brad Ludden’s First Descents program. It was 316 miles form Newcomb to Manhattan.... Read More

Kayaking in Grand Tetons National Park. A string of lakes below the Teton Range offer wonderful opportunities to gaze at the Tetons from a kayak or canoe... Read More

Kayaking around beautiful Orcas Island, in the heart of Washington's San Juan Islands... Read More

Photos taken during location photo shoots in Quebec and Ontario.... Read More

As part of our ultimate Pacifiic Northwest, 'Seas to Slopes' New Year's Eve countdown, my husband and I enjoyed taking these photos during a sunrise, sea kayak circumnavigation paddle around Allan and Burrows island in our tandem Necky Nootka Plus, launching from neighboring Fidalgo island...... Read More

Three friends travel far to embark on a 9 day paddling/photography expedition journey in remote and ruggedly unforgiving Canadian isles. Then spend a weekend racing around tiny Cormorant island as a grande finale in the rooty-est of all paddle races, the Alert Bay 360 Challenge... Read More