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Oh the places I’ve been…

24 Sep 202123 Sep 2021 ~ AndyG ~ 2 Comments

Of all the principles of Leave No Trace, one of the most important tackles the topic of going to the bathroom when there are no facilities at hand. No one wants to visit a gorgeous location only to find a pile of poop or used toilet paper (and yet...). It's unsightly, it's bad for the … Continue reading Oh the places I’ve been…

Nootka Trail, 25-30 Aug 2006

24 Mar 2021 ~ AndyG ~ 8 Comments

This multi-day backpacking trip was outstanding. So much so that it kick-started my blogging habit! That first blog was called "The Intertidal Flush" with a sub-heading of Pity the fish, inspired by our first experience of hiking somewhere where there were no toilet facilities. According to the guide book (Hiking the West Coast of Vancouver … Continue reading Nootka Trail, 25-30 Aug 2006

Nootka Trail Day 6, 30 Aug 2006

24 Mar 2021 ~ AndyG ~ Leave a comment

We awoke at dawn. At least, that's what the alarm clock said. Inside the cave it was still quite dark. A really good night's sleep too! Even though the sea was quite loud in the cave, it provided a soothing white-noise background which made it easy to sleep, and not worry about little scurrying sounds … Continue reading Nootka Trail Day 6, 30 Aug 2006

Nootka Trail Day 5, 29 Aug 2006

24 Mar 202124 Mar 2021 ~ AndyG ~ Leave a comment

All good things must come to an end I suppose and we were back to our early starts. Another beautiful calm and clear morning greeted us as we sat around the remains of last night's camp fire eating breakfast. We hit the pebbles around 8 am again, walking past the cabins, the wilderness retreat and … Continue reading Nootka Trail Day 5, 29 Aug 2006

Nootka Trail Day 4, 28 Aug 2006

24 Mar 202124 Mar 2021 ~ AndyG ~ Leave a comment

Something woke me up. Listen. Nope – must have been imagining things. Take a look outside to be sure. I unzipped the tent as quietly as I could and looked out. You know, words just can't convey the bit fat WOW I felt when I found myself staring into a beautiful starry sky. I almost … Continue reading Nootka Trail Day 4, 28 Aug 2006

Nootka Trail Day 3, 27 Aug 2006

24 Mar 202124 Mar 2021 ~ AndyG ~ Leave a comment

Aaaah - what a relaxing night's sleep! The sound of the waterfall was soothing and the gravel remarkably comfortable. I opened my eyes a few minutes before the alarm went off and hauled myself out of my sleeping bag. I rolled and packed my bedding to get moving and warm up a little. Another clear … Continue reading Nootka Trail Day 3, 27 Aug 2006

Nootka Trail Day 2, 26 Aug 2006

24 Mar 202124 Mar 2021 ~ AndyG ~ 2 Comments

Off went the alarm at 6 am and I dragged myself out of my sleeping bag. It had been a restless first night – was this the start of a pattern? Scurrying noises had kept me awake and there were plenty of tiny footprints all around our tent. But thankfully no big ones. A beautiful … Continue reading Nootka Trail Day 2, 26 Aug 2006

Nootka Trail Day 1, 25 Aug 2006

24 Mar 202124 Mar 2021 ~ AndyG ~ 3 Comments

Setting the trend for the next few days, the alarm went off at 6 am. We packed our tents, piled our stuff into the car, and headed for Gold River. We reached the town within half an hour and before we knew it, we were out the other side, heading for the Air Nootka dock. … Continue reading Nootka Trail Day 1, 25 Aug 2006

Nootka Trail, 25-30 August 2006

25 Aug 200622 Oct 2017 ~ AndyG ~ Leave a comment

This multi-day backpacking trip was outstanding. So much so that I devoted a whole blog to it :-) Like our first backpacking trip to Della Falls, it was also on Vancouver Island. Well, not strictly on the Island itself as the hike follows the coastline of Nootka Island, but we had to go to Vancouver … Continue reading Nootka Trail, 25-30 August 2006

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A sub-peak of Scarab Peak towers above Mummy Lake. So far that day we'd enjoyed a tour of several Egypt-themed lakes (Pharaoh, Egypt, and Scarab) and Mummy was our penultimate lake of our hike. All of the lakes were spectacular and well worth visiting, regardless of what the Copelands say in their guide book.
We've just got back from 6 days of awesome backpacking in Banff National Park, covering 100 km and gaining 4400 m of elevation. Naturally we took a bazillion photos and haven't looked at them yet, but here's one from my phone that i like, taken on our last night when we had this lake all to ourselves. Apart from the loon, of course. And the mosquitoes. So many mosquitoes...
Scenes from a pair of ferry journeys - heading to Vancouver Island last week we were treated to a gorgeous sunset over the ocean. I was hoping to see the almost full moon rise over Lummi Island behind us but some low-lying cloud got in the way - the moon is just about visible in the third photo.
I hiked the trail to Elk Mountain and Mount Thurston at the weekend, getting an early start to avoid the crowds, and seeing all the flowers covered in thousands of tiny droplets of dew. This glacier lily was but one example.
Possibly our closest bear encounter yet - we were less than 10 metres from the bear at its closest - this young black bear was far too comfortable around a large crowd of hikers.

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