Below are resources to help plan expeditions in the Pacific Northwest, Alaska, the coastline of British Columbia (The Inside Passage), the Northern Provinces of Canada, and the Arctic (The Northwest Passage). While not an exhaustive list, it should enable you to get started. Some of the recommended reading is to give the reader some background or history of the area.

Recommended Reading:

• Kayaking The Inside Passage by Robert Miller
• Point to Point – Exploring the Inside Passage by Denis Dwyer
• Inside – One Woman’s Journey Through the Inside Passage by Susan Marie Conrad
• Discover Southeast Alaska – with Pack & Paddle by Margaret Piggott
• Paddling North by Audrey Sutherland
• Books by Adam Shoalts – Beyond the Trees, Whisper on the Night Wind, A History of Canada in Ten Maps, Alone Against the North
• Arctic Crossing by Jonathan Waterman
• Dead Reckoning by Ken McGoogan
• Haida Gwaii – A Guide to BC’s Islands of the People by Dennis Horwood
• Kayaking Puget Sound and the San Juan Islands by Rob Casey
• Go! – Planning Weekend Trips to Month Long Adventures by Brett Friedman
• How To Read Water by Tristan Gooley
• Discovering Eden – A Lifetime of Paddling Arctic Rivers by Alex M. Hall

Useful Websites and Apps:

• Reflections off the Grid Magazine
• Expedition Planning – DeepZoom, Explorers Web, Expedition News, The Adventurer
• Winds, Weather, etc. – NOAA, David Burch Navigation, Windy
• A Handbook about Sea Kayaking – Kayarchy
• For Indigenous Culture and Information – Native Land, First peoples Map of B.C., The Tribes of Washington, Whose Land
• Books & Magazine about Exploring
• Salish Sea – Marine Forecasts & Ocean Conditions – Oceanconnect.ca
• Canadian Canoe Routes / Wilderness Canoe Association –MYCCR
• Rapid Classification – Classification of Rapid levels
• BC (British Columbia) Marine Trails – The organization and The Map
• Tides, Currents, Nautical Charts, Ocean Swells & Surf Forecasts – NOAA
• National Center for Cold Water Safety – https://www.coldwatersafety.org/

Societies and Associations:

• National Cold Water Safety
• The Explorers Club
• National Geographic
• Canadian Geographical Society
• North Sound Sea Kayak Association
• The Indigenous Knowledge Social Network A mobile app and web platform by and for Inuit which provides tools and services for ice safety, language preservation and weather.

Guide Services and Outdoor Educators:

• Jackpine Paddle- Based out of Yellowknife, Canada
• Powell River Sea Kayak – Based out of Powell River, B.C. Canada
• Up North Adventures – Based out of Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
• Brett Friedman – Instructor for NOLS and former REI Instructor – Based out of Pennsylvania
• Robert Nissenbaum – ACA Coastal Sea Kayak Instructor, ACA Coastal Sea Kayak Trip Leader – Based out of Washington State
• Nahanni River Adventures – Based out of Ft. Simpson, Northwest Territories, Canada