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The Wild Coast 3: A Kayaking, Hiking and Recreation Guide for BC's South Coast and East Vancouver Island [Paperback]

John Kimantas

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May 24 2007 The Wild Coast (Book 3)

So far, John Kimantas' best-selling Wild Coast series has taken kayaking and outdoor enthusiasts along the north and west coast of Vancouver Island and British Columbia's central and north coast. The Wild Coast 3 completes, for the first time, a kayaking network across the entire B.C. coast.

The Wild Coast 3 provides explorers with everything they need to know to journey along the south coast and east Vancouver Island, from Victoria to Port McNeill. Written from first-hand research, this point-by-point guide, designed for kayakers but usable by anyone on the coast, describes the details, hazards, geography, ecology, history, hikes and attractions of each location. Colorful maps and color photography accompany the text.

This book provides information for the following locations:

  • The Gulf Islands
  • The Discovery Islands
  • Sechelt Inlet
  • Johnstone Strait
  • Desolation Sound
  • Knight Inlet
  • Jervis Inlet
  • Broughton Archipelago
  • Quadra Island
  • Queen Charlotte Strait.

Kayakers, adventurous travelers, curious tourists and armchair readers alike will find The Wild Coast, Volume 3 to bean indispensable guide to British Columbia's magnificent coast.


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With numerous color photos, maps and easy-accessed information, this 536-page volume is a must for coastal travelers. (Victoria News 20070810)

Explorers will want to be sure they pick up [this book] ... a must for coastal travellers. (Oak Bay News (Victoria BC) 20070810)

[Kimantas] is a great writer, making the book both comprehensive and fun to read... This is a kayaker's essential manual. (Matt J. Simmons Monday Magazine (Victoria BC) 20070816)

The photographs in this beautifully illustrated handbook make you want to grab a paddle and hop into a kayak. (Bruce MacKenzie Times-Colonist (Victoria BC)1 20070819)

If you kayak, you need this book ... It could change you from a timid kayaker into a confident one. (Ali Vail Parksville/Qualicum Beach New 20070824)

About the Author

John Kimantas is an editor, journalist and photographer who has worked on newspapers across Canada. He is a kayaking and outdoor enthusiast. This is his third book.


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4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting guide Oct 9 2012
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Used this guide on a recent trip to BC. Not many hikes available in the area I was looking at, but the three kayak trips I took were well described. Obviously, I'd also recommend getting a map of the local area you plan to kayak as well.

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