by Coast Mountain Expeditions | Nov 6, 2019 | General News
Every summer, Coast Mountain kayakers return from the wilderness feeling restored and humbled by the power and beauty of nature. Many people also notice clear-cut logging and other industrial impacts. You have asked if you can help us protect the forests and natural...
by Coast Mountain Expeditions | Mar 20, 2019 | General News
For locals of the Discovery Islands, Bute Inlet is a place of almost mythical proportions. Rarely kayaked, it penetrates 50 miles into the heart of the Coast Mountain range, and is surrounded by peaks that tower to more than 9000 feet. The glaciers and ice fields that...
by Coast Mountain Expeditions | Feb 24, 2019 | General News
The summer air is warm and your heart is beating with anticipation as you make your way down to the dock. You’ve made this journey before, but this time it’s different – this time, it’s 11pm and the purple dusk is finally easing into full darkness....
by Coast Mountain Expeditions | Dec 11, 2018 | General News
Coast Mountain (Finally) Names the New Boat! Our very first boat was wood. She was small, with a sturdy lap-strake hull, a tiny cabin and a 10 hp Briggs and Stratton inboard motor. I’m not sure why we named her “Puffer” – maybe because the engine sent up little...
by Coast Mountain Expeditions | Nov 28, 2018 | General News
If you follow the upper path at our Read Island lodge – through the forest, over the creek, past the showers and sauna – you’ll find a shady trail that leads uphill. As you hike, distant bird calls mingle with the rush and tumble of a small waterfall, and soon...
by Coast Mountain Expeditions | Oct 12, 2018 | General News
Here at Coast Mountain, no one is more integral to our business than Cedar and Luna. Without them, the experience just wouldn’t be the same. Cedar is a full-time resident of the lodge on Read Island and acts as the official welcoming committee for all multi-day...