Scholars and authors whose words and wisdom have given insight or knowledge to portions of my journey and the writing of this book.
Dictionary of Alaska Place Names, USGS, 1971.
Broze, Matt; Gronseth, George. Sea Kayaker Deep Trouble: True Stories and Their Lessons, Camden, ME: Ragged Mountain Press, 1997.
Burch, David. Fundamentals of Kayak Navigation, Guilford, CT: The Globe Pequot Press, 1993.
Dowd, John. Sea Kayaking, A Manual for Long-Distance Touring, 5th ed. Vancouver, BC, Canada: Greystone Books, 2004.
Dwyer, Denis. Alone in the Passage: An Explorer’s Guide to Sea Kayaking the Inside Passage, self-published - CreateSpace, 2013.
Dwyer, Denis. Point to Point: Exploring the Inside Passage by Kayak, CreateSpace, 2011.
Fredston, Jill. Rowing to Latitude. New York: North Point Press: 2001
Hahn, Jennifer. Spirited Waters. Seattle, WA: The Mountaineers, 2001.
Herrero, Stephen. Bear Attacks: Their Causes and Avoidance. Guilford, CT: The Lyons Press, 2002.
Hutchinson, Derek C. The Complete Book of Sea Kayaking. Guilford, CT: The Globe Pequot Press, 1994.
Kimantas, John. The Wild Coast 1: A Kayaking, Hiking and Recreation Guide for North and West Vancouver Island. Vancouver, BC, Canada: Whitecap Books Ltd., 2005.
Kimantas, John. The Wild Coast 2: A Kayaking and Recreation Guide for the North and Central BC Coast. Vancouver, BC, Canada: Whitecap Books Ltd., 2006.
Kimantas, John. The Wild Coast 3: A Kayaking, Hiking and Recreation Guide for B.C.’s South Coast and East Vancouver Island. Vancouver, BC, Canada: Whitecap Books Ltd., 2007.
Kimantas, John. B.C. Coastal Recreation Kayaking and Small Boat Atlas, Volume 1: British Columbia’s South Coast and East Vancouver Island. Vancouver, BC, Canada: Whitecap Books Ltd., 2007.
Kimantas, John. B.C. Coastal Recreation Kayaking and Small Boat Atlas, Volume 2: British Columbia’s West Vancouver Island. Vancouver, BC, Canada: Whitecap Books Ltd., 2007.
Kopecky, Arno. The Oil Man and the Sea. Madeira Park, BC: Douglas and McIntyre, 2013.
Lydon, Tim. Passage to Alaska. Blaine, WA: Hancock House Publishers, 2003.
McAllister, Ian and Read, Nicholas, The Salmon Bears: Giants of the Great Bear Rainforest, Victoria, BC: Orca Book Publishers, 2010.
McGee, Peter, editor. Kayak Routes of the Pacific Northwest Coast. Vancouver, BC, Canada: Greystone Books, 2004.
Miller, Robert. Kayaking the Inside Passage. Woodstock, VT: The Countryman Press, 2005.
Millman, Dan. The Warrior Athlete: Body, Mind and Spirit. Walpole, NH: Stillpoint Publishing, 1979. From the book Body Mind Mastery. Revised Edition Copyright 1999 by Dan Millman. Reprinted with permission of New World Library, Novato, CA. www.newworldlibrary.com
Moyer, Lee. Sea Kayak Navigation Simplified. Seattle, WA: Alpen Books Press, 2001.
Muir, John. Travels in Alaska. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1979.
Raban, Jonathan. Passage to Juneau. New York: Pantheon Books, 1999.
Rasmussen, Greg. Kayaking in Paradise: Journey from Alaska Through the Inside Passage, Vancouver, BC, Canada: Whitecap Books, 1997
Ricks, Byron. Homelands: Kayaking the Inside Passage. New York: Avon Books, 1999.
Rogers, Joel W. Watertrail. Seattle, WA: Sasquatch Books, 1998.
Thoreau, Henry David. Walden and Other Writings. New York, Bantam Books, 1854.
Vancouver, George. A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean and Round the World: In which the Coast of North-West America has Been Carefully Examined and Surveyed. London, UK: J. Stockdale, 1802.
Washburne, Randel. Kayaking Puget Sound, the San Juans, and Gulf Islands. Seattle, WA: The Mountaineers, 1990
Washington Water Trails Association. The Cascadia Marine Trail Guidebook. Seattle, WA: Washington Water Trails Association, 2003.
Wise, Ken C. Cruise of the Blue Flujin. Fowlerville, MI: Wilderness Adventure Books, 1987.
NOAA. 2010 Current Tables: Pacific Coast of North America and Asia. Tidal Current Tables for the Pacific Coast of North America, information provided by NOAA since 1890, and now printed by private companies. Tidal Current Tables provide daily predicted times of slack water and predicted times and velocities of maximum ebb and flood currents. Northwind Publishing, 2009.
http://weather.gc.ca/canada_e.html—Environment Canada: excellent source for updated weather info along the British Columbia coast.
http://www.noaa.gov/—National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: updated weather from the National Weather Service, including marine weather forecasts.
http://www.bcmarinetrails.org/
Excellent website and useful planning tool for the marine network of campsites and access points along the coastline of British Columbia.
http://wwta.org/water-trails/cascadia-marine-trail/—This water trail on Puget Sound is a National Recreation Trail and designated one of only sixteen National Millennium Trails by the White House. Suitable for day or multi-day trip's, the Cascadia Marine Trail (CMT) has grown to 66 campsites and 160 day-use sites.
https://sites.google.com/site/insidepassageregistry/—A plethora of knowledge about “all-things-Inside-Passage!” Created and maintained by Joel McNamara, it is a registry of trips made through the Inside Passage by kayaks, canoes, rowboats and other vessels that rely on human power as primary propulsion. The site is divided into four different sections: registry and trip reports, books, free information sources, gear.
http://www.bcferries.com/— VBC Ferries’ schedule, reservations, and other useful information.
http://www.dot.state.ak.us/amhs/—Alaska Marine Highway System. Information on fares, schedules, reservations, and anything you may need to know about the Alaska ferry system.
http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/—Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks, BC Provincial Parks Division offers information on BC Parks’ reservations, camping fees, safety considerations, and much more.
http://denisdwyer.blogspot.com/—This website, created by Denis Dwyer was an invaluable resource for me while planning my expedition up the Inside Passage.
https://sites.google.com/site/seakayakingtheinsidepassage/—Another of Denis Dwyer’s remarkably detailed sites.
http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a12051/4263605/—Tracking the Queen of the North Sea Disaster: What Went Wrong. For half a century British Columbia ferries had safely navigated the provinces ragged coast. All it took to sink a ship with 101 souls onboard was one 14-minute distraction. Engaging article that appeared in the June 2008 issue of Popular Mechanics, (volume 185, no. 6) written by Margo Pfeiff.
http://www.coastandkayak.com—A most enjoyable site for paddlers. Warning though—you may get lost and spend an inordinate amount of time perusing all the beautiful photos, helpful links of where to go and how to do it safely, plus back issues of Coast and Kayak Magazine and the sparkling brand new Wild Coast Magazine, and much more.
http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/home—Alleviate that dooming feeling of getting run over by a big ship with this slick resource! It uses AIS (Automatic Identification System) to display real time positions of vessels all over the world, including speed, vessel name, and size. Zoom in and out to an area you’re interested in and see what vessels are on the water.
http://pacificwild.org/—British Columbia’s Great Bear Rainforest is the world’s largest remaining tract of intact temperate rainforest—and it’s threatened everyday. Pacific Wild is a leading voice for wildlife protection in this area. Visit this sight to see live streaming cameras, campagins, field dispatches, stunning images, documentaries, and more.
http://blog.pacificwild.org/—Stay up to date with these informative dispatches from the heart of the Great Bear Rainforest.