Monthly Archives: April 2013

Don’t anchor near the outlet of a lagoon and other lessons from Kynoch Inlet

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Karin Cope

29-31 July, Kynoch Inlet, Fiordland Conservation Area We weighed anchor in Bolin Bay on an ebbing tide and sailed up Sheep Passage, doglegged into Mathieson Narrows, and then into Kynoch Inlet, a true deepwater fjord, where the fog laced steep … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012 | Tagged bears, Culpepper Lagoon, dragging anchor, Dungeness crabs, Fiordland, fjords, halibut, Kynoch Inlet, snow | 3 Comments

Halibut fishing and whales singing in Bolin Bay

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Karin Cope

28 July 2012 Where Sheep Passage bends north between Pooley Island and the mainland, steep mountains run down to the sea. We were aiming for Bolin Bay for the night, a narrow slit between mainland peaks, named, like many of … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012 | Tagged BC mainland, bears, Bolin Bay, Bonaparte's gulls, Fiordland, fishing, fog, halibut fishing, loon, mountains, sailing, salmon, salmon farms, Sheep Passage, whale songs, whales | 2 Comments

Fast Track Back–Fishery Politics in Northern BC

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Karin Cope

27 July 2012 Klewnuggit Inlet; Butedale Homeward bound. The low clouds suited our grey mood: we didn’t want to turn back just yet, but the concerns of our land life were calling; we’d been conquered by the calendar. At least … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012 | Tagged Butedale, DFO, fish farms, fishing, fog, Fraser Reach, Grenville Channel, Heikish Narrows, McKay Reach, Northern BC, salmon, Sheep Passage, Skeena River | Leave a comment

In Grenville Channel—and the salmon forest

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Karin Cope

24-25 July 2012 Grenville Channel: Lowe Inlet Marine Provincial Park and Klewnuggit Inlet Marine Provincial Park Grenville Channel is a straight narrow deep chasm that runs some 45 miles northwest from Wright Sound almost all the way to Prince Rupert, … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012 | Tagged Alaska, BC Marine Park, bear, fishing regulations, Golden Eagle, Grenville Channel, Klewnuggit Inlet, Lowe Inlet, salmon | 3 Comments

Looking for Signs of Kermode Bears—and a Ferry Wreck

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Karin Cope

24 July 2012 Coughlan Anchorage, near Hartley Bay We bid the Juneau kayakers farewell and left the hot springs of Bishop Bay. We headed north into Ursula Channel, which leads into Devastation Channel—one of two possible routes to Kitimat. But … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012 | Tagged BC Ferry Queen of the North, CCGS Gordon Reid, Exxon-Vadez, Grenville Channel, Hartley Bay, Kermode bear, Kitimat, Northern BC, Northern Gateway Pipeline, Verney Passage, Wright Sound | Leave a comment

Sharing the Waters in Bishop Bay Hot Springs

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Karin Cope

23 July 2012 Since we began dreaming about sailing in British Columbia nearly two decades ago, among the most seductive lures were the images you find in cruising guides of sailors basking in hot springs surrounded by primeval cedar forests, … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012 | Tagged A Trip South, BC hot springs, Bishop Bay Hot Springs, Junneau to Nanaimo, kayakers, Kitimat, Nothern BC, orcas | Leave a comment

The Sound of Running Water–Butedale Cannery

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Karin Cope

22 July 2012 We had planned to sail by Butedale, and rush onward to the hot springs at Bishop Bay. But as we rounded the corner into Fraser Reach, BC Ferry’s Northern Expedition headed towards us, forcing us in closer … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012 | Tagged Butedale, Butedale Falls, Butedale lake, Butedale Louis, Butedale Marina, canneries, Fraser Reach, Haisla Nation, ice cream, Kermode bear, logging, North Coast BC, powerhouse, Princess Royal Island | 7 Comments

Mysterious Music (Khutze Inlet)

Posted on April 13, 2013 by Karin Cope

21 July 2012 Klemtu to Khutze Inlet A pattering of rain all night, but come morning, there were glimmers of sun. The fog lifted, the wind rose; we could see and count the mountaintops. And then they disappeared: fog and … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012 | Tagged BC Ferries, bears, Heikish Narrows, Khutze Inlet, Klemtu, Northern Adventure, Ocean Harvest, Ohio Rock, salmon, SS Ohio, sunset, whale music | Leave a comment

In Klemtu Anchorage

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Karin Cope

19-20 July 2012, Klemtu Anchorage (Clothes Bay) Marike Muses Anchored in Klemtu Anchorage, a mile south of the public wharves. It rained all afternoon. At 13h00 Zulu, we left No Name. That was morning where we were. Zulu time so … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012 | Tagged eagle, fog, humpback whale, Ivory Island Light, Jackson Passage, Klemtu, Klemtu First Nations Cultural Center, Mathieson Channel, Milbanke Sound, National Poetry Writing Month, Oscar Passage, rain, raven, Seaforth Channel, Troup Passage | Leave a comment

Why We Like Outposts

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Karin Cope

17-19 July 2012 Codville Lagoon Marine Park, King Island, Fisher Channel/ Shearwater, Denny Island & Bella Bella (Waglisla), Campbell Island/ Unnamed cove on Cunningham Island, off of Troup Passage We would have liked to stay in Codville Lagoon and hike … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012 | Tagged Bella Bella, Central Coast, Dungeness crabs, horseflies, prawns, provisioning, repairs, Shearwater | 1 Comment