
Beano creek was lovely, it is road accessed so more people are here than our other camp spots. Weather was amazing, though when we reach camp we can see the 80% chance of rain heading our way. Lots of boulder hopping, endless Pea Gravel hiking today. Shoreline Bajo Point Snacks Beano Creek Weather’s coming in – Beano Creek Beautiful !!!!ĭay 3 – Getting used to packing up, its quicker than day 1… Breakfast and meeting on today’s destination. enough said… Break at Skuna Bay by the river then onto Calvin Falls. Nearly rear ended him or her as he was hidden among the enormous kelp beds looking for food. Enjoyable stops for snacks and wildlife bear viewing. The weather was warm and sunny, lots of working our way through the maze of fallen trees, up, down and around the cliff faces to and from the shoreline.

Stunning hike along a variety of “trails” …. Sea Cave Looking back to Third Beach Tidal Shelves Pea Gravel Bear bum Skuna Bay Shoreline hiking Calvin Falls Our destination is Calvin Falls 12km hike through forest and the shoreline and tidal shelves. It was mine to carry for 5 days…Something to be said about carry everything you need on your back… Camp Coastal Wolf printsĭay 2 – Bright and early rise to pack up our gear, eat breaky, watch the Coastal Wolf trot along the beach and head up into the forest. My pack including my camera gear was 38lbs. Its now you wished that your backpack was lighter. Well the trails are not maintained or marked the first 2 km were a eye opener as there was a lot of scrambling under fallen trees and sliding on your butt. headed into the forest and to the trail head. After unloading our packs, dried off our feet. Circled around to drop height and landed. The flight was spectacular with the beauty of the forest and the shoreline. The crew Sea Plane into Starfish Lagoon Starfish Lagoon Ancient Cedar Treesĭay 1 -With all our gear loaded on board our float plane off we flew for a 25 minute flight up the coast line and into Starfish Lagoon. With 3 other women ( we didn’t know each other) and our guide, we set out for an amazing backpacking adventure. Why not… So I signed up with MB Guiding for a 5 day Coastal hike along the rugged shores of Nootka Island. The Island is located off the West Coast of Vancouver Island in BC Canada. 35km Nootka Trail follows the outer coast of Nootka Island.
