Also known as the Queen Charlotte Islands, is where I am heading to paddle this summer (click here). Taking off the month of July and driving out to do 3 weeks on the water going around Graham Island. The west and north coasts will be the most exposed and challenging. The reward is the old growth forest growing on mountains similar to those in New Zealand. The biggest reward though is the Haida First Nation. Many Native populations are in disarray culturally. Not the Haida, it seems to me they never lost their culture or their pride in being who they are. This is a maritime culture, one that crossed the 45+ mile wide Hecate Strait to trade and raid those living along the coast.
In 2005, Carl Mather and myself paddled around Moresby Island over the course of 25 days. We were joined midway by Barry Poole. Click here to check out the photo gallery and read about that trip.
Charts are printed out and the topo maps are ready to be printed. A very useful resource for paddling there is Neil Frazers book Boat Camping in Haida Gwaii. Click on the photo to see it at Amazon.
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