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DISCOVERY ISLANDS PADDLING GUIDE WILDWILD ISLEISLE Canada’sCanada’s WestWest CoastCoast AdventureAdventure MagazineMagazine FREE SEAWARD’S NEW NAIA BROKEN ISLANDS CLIMBING MT DENMAN VANCOUVER ISLAND MARMOT UPDATE Checkout our NEW web site Issue #10 April-May, 2000 wwwwww.wildislemagazine.bc.ca.wildislemagazine.bc.ca Whether you are pushing the limits or seeking tranquility in nature we sell the gear that gets you there! [email protected] www.MountainMeadowsSports.com (250 ) 338-8999 368 5th Street, downtown Courtenay WILDWILD ISLEISLE west coast adventure online • Complete magazine online • Industry News • Headlines • Events Calendar • Bookstore Featuring 100's of west coast titles • Guides Room Your one-stop on-line resource for west coast adventure recreation www.wildislemagazine.bc.ca Cover: Liam Edwards, Tidal Rapids near Zeballos. Visit Vancouver Island's Photo: Greg Shea CCONTENTONTENTSS Lorraine Redpath in the newest paddlesport Waddington Range. file photo specialty store centrally Contents: Snake, Squamish located in Ladysmith BC Photo: Josie Boulding Vancouver Island Marmot Recovery p7 15 Years to Mt Denman p9 Discovery Islands New & Used Kayaks Paddling Guide p11 Ocean, Lake or Whitewater Surprise in Strathcona p15 Seaward,Seaward, HeritageHeritage Rainbow,Rainbow, RiotRiot The Lost Gully Serratus,Serratus, AquaboundAquabound Mt Arrowsmith p17 Parlee,Parlee, NorthwaterNorthwater Brooks,Brooks, WhitesWhites Wild-Life in the Broken Islands p19 The Centre of Vancouver Island 610 Oyster Bay Rd Ladysmith BC Reviews p21 250 -245-7887 Email: [email protected] Happenings p22 Mail orders welcome QUADRA ISLAND North Island Kayak Rentals & Tours Campbell River's closest kayak destination Serving Northern Vancouver Island and the Central Coast * SUNSET TOURS * 1/2 DAY TOURS * KAYAK RENTALS * FULL DAY TOURS * MULTI DAY TOURS 2 locations Alder Bay/Johnstone Strait & Port Hardy [email protected] (250) 285-2121 For information or brochure Toll Free 1 877-949-7707 www.kayak-adventures.com [email protected] www.island.net/~nikayak WILWILDD ISLEISLE EDITORIALEDITORIAL Issue 10 - April-May, 2000 It won’t take much of and signed him up. He’ll be back on the water Publisher/Managing Editor a glance through this issue for the summer, but will still have a hand in Philip Stone to notice some big changes the mag and will still be hounding you for ads in Wild Isle. Just look at the if you have a business that will benefit from Associate Publisher/Advertising awesome layouts our art WI’s extensive distribution and web site Jim Martin department churned out exposure. with our new look. Take a Wild Isle Magazine was originally Art Director gander at the new web site conceived for outdoor enthusiasts on Sheahan Wilson www.wildislemagazine.bc.ca Obviously Wild Vancouver Island and now is growing to meet Isle is undergoing change and it’s not by the interests of those along the length of BC’s Associate Editors accident. We have a dedicated crew working west coast, from Squamish to Sandspit. So Tanya Storr, Greg Shea feverishly on both the magazine and the web become a part of your outdoor community and site and they are bound set and determined to send in an article, a photo or event listing, Contributors put Wild Isle up front for outdoor enthusiasts subscribe yourself or a friend, send a letter Ron Bazar, Andrew Bryant, this year. You may notice a new name at Wild with your views, bitches, complaints, Steve Hughes, Peter Rothermel, Isle and a new position, Jim Martin -Associate comments, land and water use issues, M. Springer Publisher/Advertising Sales. Jim brings his suggestions, and get involved. If you own an expertise from launching his own publications outdoor related business call us up for rates, like Off-Road Canada in which he spent six you’ll be amazed at how economical and Photography years of his life entrenched in the publishing incredibly productive your ad dollars are in Josie Boulding, Jim Martin, industry before escaping. We found him Wild Isle. So keep those cameras clicking and M. Springer, Greg Shea, Philip Stone lounging on the beach after a season of guiding get outside! And take your Wild Isle with you. for Spirit of the West Kayaking Adventures Philip Stone Wild Isle is published 5 times a year by Hyacinthe Bay Publishing and is distributed free of charge. CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR STORY CONTEST WINNERS Advertising Inquiries and Submissions Ist Prizes to: Paul Clark for “Golden Hinde” see issue #9 page 9 Wild Isle Magazine and M. Springer for “Wild Life Broken Islands” see page 19 this issue PO Box 482, Heriot Bay, BC V0P 1H0 Both win A Night for Two at Tsakwaluten Lodge, Quadra Island. Tel: 250 285-2234 Fax: 250 285-2236 email: [email protected] 2nd Prizes to: Tom Parkin for “Alone” see issue #9 page 24 Web site: www.wildislemagazine.bc.ca and Steve Hughes for “Strathcona Surprise” see page 15 this issue Both win an MSR Water Filter from Strathcona Outfitters Opinions expressed herein are those of the writers and in no way reflect the views of the publishers, editorial staff or distributors. The sports featured in Wild Isle are Keep Those Stories Coming inherently dangerous with real risk of injury or death. In no way should this Wild Isle welcomes editorial submissions in the form of feature articles, trip magazine be taken to advocate reports, gear reviews, essays, safety & technique, how & where to’s, press participation in any activity whatsoever. releases, artwork, photography etc... We offer $100 for the best each issue! Wild Isle is for reading enjoyment only. If you choose to engage in any activity you do so entirely at your own risk. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Submissions should emphasize self- Feature articles should be 1000-1500 words powered and self-reliant ‘adventure-recreation’, in length. Whenever possible articles should be Printed on Quadra Island, B.C. Canada ideally but not exclusively taking place in a accompanied by a map, photographs or artwork. ISSN 1480-4026 wilderness setting. This includes; sea-kayaking, Photographs maybe submitted as; colour All rights reserved. Copyright 2000 backpacking, surfing, skiing/snowboarding, rock slides, black & white prints, colour negatives, & ice climbing, mountaineering, caving, colour prints and black & white negatives in order whitewater paddling, and so on. We publish 5 of preference. Please include a S.S.A.E. to ensure times annually so keep the coming season in return of your work. mind, we will hold items for future issues. Don’t forget to correctly caption & credit Next Issue Environmental issues are inseparable from all photographs and artwork. June-July, 2000 a love of wilderness experiences and items on Adventure Resorts & Lodges local issues are invited but please present an Send Material to: Mtn Biking Trails, Inside Whale Watching unbiased, factual, & well researched viewpoint. Wild Isle Magazine As for geography, Vancouver Island, the P.O. Box 482, Heriot Bay BC V0P 1H0 Southern Gulf, Discovery and Queen Charlotte Fax: 250 285-2236 Islands, the mainland coast and the northwest eMail: [email protected] Deadline for editorial and U.S. as accessed from Vancouver Island are all st advertising = 1 May, 2000 within our “sphere of influence”. Stories by Find out more on our web site www.wildislemagazine.bc.ca www.wildislemagazine.bc.ca/advertising Islanders on their travels elsewhere in BC and even the world at large may be considered. 4 Welcome hikers, cyclists, kayakers LETTERSLETTERS Strathcona or anyone in need of a rest Wilderness Institute WilbyInnBackpackers Eagles, seals, amazing views, peace, laughter, space & waterfront access. Dear Editor, Single, double, dorm: day, week or month rates. As a rebuttal to Joe Bajan’s opinion to allow fly- Working in partnership with BC Parks, in access to Strathcona Provincial Park, I quote the 'SWI' inspires awareness, appreciation, Victoria Times Colonist from May 15, 1965 about and stewardship of the natural world this park: “ If the parks are whittled, demoted, ex- through education and participation. ploited, in the absence of any foolproof guarantee of To learn more about programs and continuity and preservation, we shall have little volunteering opportunities Ideal for 1 person or 10. enough to enjoy in our time and a poor bequest to Full cooking and laundry facilities. hand on to the millions of the future who will look Call (250) 337-1871 Ph250285-2573 back on us as despoilers rather than stewards of 10 min. from ferry. 129 Joyce Rd, Quadra Island nature’s irreplaceable treasures.” These words strike as true a chord now as they did before. The attitude of many, including my- self, towards protected wilderness areas is, “ Leave nothing but the sounds of your footfalls, take noth- Livin'TheDream! ing but memories.” SEA All the while political ineptitude has given into corporate greed to allow damming, mining and Kayaking logging in the park. To allow commercial or pri- vate aircraft into Strathcona would just be a con- tinuance of this same type of mind set. Of course parking lots are built, trails improved, tent platforms and outhouses are installed- not necessarily to encourage visitor traffic, but to lessen KayakTours the impact of those already there. As studies show, EY ISK POI there is a marked increase in outdoor pursuits with CyclingTours WH NT no signs of them abating. What may have been $139*$139* OutfitterStore price per person acceptable some years ago is no longer if we are includes all taxes! to preserve our wilderness areas for all times. For FirstAidInstruction