Boating up Bute Inlet, a magical fiord
We thought you might enjoy this snapshot of our own Jane Nahirny, suited up for adventure in remote Bute Inlet on British Columbia’s mid-coast.
“Good thing orange is my colour,” jokes Nahirny, who appears on the right, seated next to trip organizer Trish Hutchison.
Nahirny travelled up the 75-kilometre fiord last summer. She noted how markedly the air temperature drops as boaters move toward the head of the inlet, where Homathko Icefield dominates the landscape. The colour of the fiord changes gradually, too, turning from navy blue to emerald green as glacial silt in the water increases.
It’s an extraordinarily scenic journey, with waterfalls streaking down granite cliffs that rise some 2,000 metres straight up from the inlet, and frequent sightings of seals, eagles, and bears.
Click here to see the complete Bute Inlet story—just one of 50 entries in our current summer issue’s complete list of “50 things to do in B.C. before you die.”