Trip Reports

Beaver Canoe Club 2019 Slide Show

Submissions Needed! Dear Members, The Year End Awards Dinner on December 7th is coming up quickly, so it’s time to get the Beaver Canoe Club Slideshow organized. Please send your photos to Anne Gingras at anne.a.gingras@gmail.com and she will ... More

October 9 General Meeting – 8:00 PM

24 days down the Thelon River in Canada's Barren Lands. Join us October 9th to hear Sean Blenkinsop share his story about a group of 8 canoeists who paddled this 400 km. trip. More

Harrison River September 28, 2019

This trip was anything but the typical Harrison River paddle.  The many who have done this trip before in later September mostly recall a crisp morning with a calm or light breeze to start the day and afternoon winds often coming up from the south west ... More

Upper-Upper Similkameen – a Rivers Week Story by Tim Blair

My family came out to the first weekend of river's week to paddle the Similkameen. After a nice paddle from Princeton to Bromley Rock on the Saturday (thanks Trish!) we were trying to find a good option for Sunday. The week organizer suggested I lead the ... More

Chilliwack River August 11, 2019

Trip Leader: James Wakeling                 Run: “Mailboxes” to Wilson Rd The group of 8 met at the assigned location where introductions were made with our 2 newest paddlers Jack & Jordi (sp?) who were going tandem together. The ... More

Serpentine/Nicomekl Rivers 2019

WOW!  What a wonderful adventure.  Simon gathered 18 people plus himself at the McDonalds.  There were lots of new faces and lots of familiar faces. We drove to the “put-in from He!!” on the Serpentine.  Steep banks/slippery slopes.  Since ... More

My Exciting Capsize — Jen Wang — Video Added!

The weather is great with a blue sky on the way to the put in. I was not comfortable to drive my Jeep to the put in due to the tilting logging road. I asked Scott to drive my vehicle. On our way to the put in, Scott spotted a moose. He then turned back ... More

The Beer Rules! — John Drent

Okay, I admit it. I dumped. But you knew that already, or I wouldn’t be writing this report. And to add ignominy, I dumped within the first few hundred meters in the easy water. Sort of an annual reproach for ignoring my high strung boat for so long. I ... More

River’s Week -Tulameen River

Once upon a time on a river far far away, eight Beavers took a trip down the Tulameen river to play.  The sun was hot and the water was cool, us beavers knew exactly what to do -- in the pools. Swimming through the rocks and surfing on waves, some would ... More

Nicola Canyon Pin – Bill & Josie

Trip Report Nicola R - Thurs. June 27 Today we ran the Canyon run of the Nicola River. Carey was the trip organizer. We put in at Chief Joe Anthony bridge and the take out was at Osprey Ranch. Anne and Alain led the charge down river. The water ... More