About Allison Ireland

Most of my paddling is done on the middle Red Deer River, as that is my backyard. I like to pack like a backpacker and go for multi-day trips in my small touring kayak. My favourite is sea kayaking on the Pacific Northwest or in the Sea of Cortez in the early spring. My husband and I canoed the Yukon River in 2018. 2020 has been a great year for paddling as Covid has eliminated a lot of other activities. I have paddled the Red Deer from Dickson Dam to Dorothy, some sections multiple times. A highlight was the North Saskatchewan from Nordegg to Drayton Valley and the Lakeland Circuit with wonderful paddlers I met through BWCC. I also did a brief paddle on the start of the Columbia and hope to do more.