Editor's blog

About the change to Nootka Sound's Nuchatlitz P...
The alarm has been sounded about a change to public access within Nootka Sound's Nuchatlitz Provincial Park. Here's what you need to know if you are planning a visit.
About the change to Nootka Sound's Nuchatlitz P...
The alarm has been sounded about a change to public access within Nootka Sound's Nuchatlitz Provincial Park. Here's what you need to know if you are planning a visit.

Freedom of the seas: it's disappearing
We like to think of being able to visit wild locations and just pull up at a beach to spend the night. The number of locations where we can do...
Freedom of the seas: it's disappearing
We like to think of being able to visit wild locations and just pull up at a beach to spend the night. The number of locations where we can do...

Why marine forecasts are so bad on the BC coast...
Choppy, windy conditions are evident. But will it get better or worse? Coastal explorers depend on Environment Canada to tell us what's coming our way, but too often the information...
Why marine forecasts are so bad on the BC coast...
Choppy, windy conditions are evident. But will it get better or worse? Coastal explorers depend on Environment Canada to tell us what's coming our way, but too often the information...

Where in the world is Volume 3?
We are asked this question a lot at Wild Coast Publishing, and the question can be directed two different ways: where is volume 3 of The Wild Coast series of guidebooks,...
Where in the world is Volume 3?
We are asked this question a lot at Wild Coast Publishing, and the question can be directed two different ways: where is volume 3 of The Wild Coast series of guidebooks,...

Ending the Nootka name origin myth once and for...
One of the most-told stories relating to Nootka Sound is the story of the origin of the name Nootka Sound. It goes like this: Captain James Cook, upon first arriving...
Ending the Nootka name origin myth once and for...
One of the most-told stories relating to Nootka Sound is the story of the origin of the name Nootka Sound. It goes like this: Captain James Cook, upon first arriving...
Conquering the Nootka Trail. Well, not really.
One of these days I'm going to figure the right way to hike the Nootka Trail. It hasn't happened yet. It's an interesting little trail that runs the outer length...
Conquering the Nootka Trail. Well, not really.
One of these days I'm going to figure the right way to hike the Nootka Trail. It hasn't happened yet. It's an interesting little trail that runs the outer length...