Alone in the Passage: An Explorers Guide to Sea Kayaking the Inside Passage - Softcover

Dwyer, Denis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1482586452 ISBN 13: 9781482586459

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013

Synopsis

Alone in the Passage: An Explorers Guide to Sea Kayaking the Inside Passage is part kayaking travelogue and part long-distance kayaking how-to guide. Readers will acquire a unique insight into the skills necessary to kayak solo for 1,300 miles along the Northwest Pacific Coast from Washington and through British Columbia to Southeast Alaska. The first half of the book details information that an Inside Passage paddler would need to know before setting off on this incredible journey. Topics such as preparation, nutrition, navigation, physical requirements, communication, weather, wildlife, equipment, camping, tides and currents, dangers, logistics, and paddling techniques are explored in depth. The second half of the book gives a running account of the daily challenges and triumphs experienced by a solo paddler as he kayaks up the Inside Passage completely alone. Daily journal entries are expanded upon giving the reader a feel for what it is like to travel through a remote wilderness for nearly three months.

About this title

About the Author

Exploring the outdoors on foot and in small boats has been a big part of my life since my first camping trip when I was ten years old. I prefer "self-propelled"  modes of travel such as backpacking, canoeing, and kayaking and have used these methods to explore many of the most remote and beautiful areas in North America from Key West, Florida to Denali National Park in Alaska.

The Pacific Northwest and the coasts of British Columbia and Southeast Alaska have become my favorite area to explore. I have traveled solo by sea kayak for thousands of miles through the waterways that together make up the 1,300 mile (2,080 kilometer) Inside Passage. I completed the route from Washington to Alaska twice, once in 2008 and again in 2012.

After completing my first Inside Passage kayaking trip in 2008 I published my first book on the subject, "Point to Point: Exploring the Inside Passage by Kayak".

After completing the route for a second time in 2012, I published my second book, "Alone in the Passage: An Explorers Guide to Sea Kayaking the Inside Passage".

From the Back Cover

Alone in the Passage: An Explorers Guide to Sea Kayaking the Inside Passage

Alone in the Passage brings together in one place, all of the
information that an advanced sea kayaker would need to successfully
complete the 1,300 mile (2,080 kilometer) Inside Passage.

Topics covered include:
The physical and mental requirements for long distance kayaking
The dangers faced on a daily basis and how to deal with them
Wildlife encounters both on-water and on-shore
Detailed how-to sections on all aspects of gear and procedures
Equipment and clothing evaluations and checklist
Field proven camping and paddling techniques
Day to day descriptions of paddling the Inside Passage
All campsite coordinates

Denis Dwyer has been exploring wilderness areas throughout North
America for the past fifty years. He has successfully completed sea
kayaking the Inside Passage twice and is the author of two books on
the subject. Besides kayaking, he has backpacked in the backcountry
for hundreds of miles, paddled his canoe down dozens of rivers, and
spent thousands of nights camped under the stars.

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1482586452
• ISBN 13: 9781482586459
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 422