Salt Spring Photographer John Cameron
It’s been over a year since I’ve been in a float plane; I almost forgot how much fun it is and how quickly you appear in downtown Vancouver!
This is Phil from Salt Spring Air flying ‘AOP’, one of the deHavilland Beavers that live on Salt Spring Island. We’ve just taken off and are rounding Nose Point on our way to the Vancouver Harbour Flight Center.
One down at the entrance to the first trail
While heading out to do a little off-road exploring on the weekend (just across the pond, on Vancouver Island) we happened upon a group of jeeps. Things got interesting right away. We soon left them and headed up a rough narrow trail towards a secret spot. What was a dusty trail a week ago had now become a river bed. Made for an exciting journey. Water was running off all the side hills and rock faces. Lots of waterfalls and raging streams. A large reservoir, low a week ago was suddenly full. Nice to see after months of drought! On the way over to the west coast we crossed some streams that had flooded the trails. At one we came upon the group of jeeps again—just in time see a little Suzuki Sidekick get swept off the trail but the rushing water. One brave soul waded in with a winch strap and the Sidekick was pulled to more solid ground then bailed out.
Seasonal Creek Crosses Road
2nd Seasonal Creek Crosses Trail
Sidekick swept of the trail while trying to cross the sudden run-off
A man casts for a big one along the Campbell River on Vancouver Island.
This spot is about 2.5 hrs from the Vesuvius Ferry Terminal on Salt Spring Island. (via the inland super hwy.)
* this post was previously published in error; it’s happily taken its rightful place today.
The Green Point headland between Long Beach and Combers Beach in Parks Canada’s Pacific Rim National Park Reserve.
The trees are a couple of steps off Lassie’s Trail (see this previous post about hiking Mount Erskine).