<b> Vancouver Island, British Columbia </b> Vancouver Island, British Columbia
August 24 - September 1
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Driving out, smoke was pretty bad from the forest fires



Shuswap







Entering Vancouver

went straight to the beach





on the ferry to the island











nice cruiser at the trailhead

hiking the trail

ryan starting off



the first of the few suspension bridges there were on the way



tree became part of the trail

me

first beach access





this is Washington on the other side



big tree













more trees cut up into stairs







camping on the beach (tide came pretty close, but missed us)

Rock on a pillar beach

foggy and rainy, the usual there













mud

the trail - lots of berries everywhere



















weird seaweed, i thought they were snakes at first





more mud









very big tree

































sea lions





















camping in the rainforest





mm, tasty. no wonder the bears eat them so much

cool morning light through the fog

you feel so small inside the trees

fog



some info signs close to the finish







Victoria

Starting a 3-day hike in Strathcona National Park, totally different from the west coast

On the way up a mountain, we get to see snow again

Lots of little lakes everywhere



whohoo, snow

a view of our destination in the distance

butterfly stuck in the snow. i helped it out after the picture

nice view from the summit













going back down the way we came



Mt Washington ski hill (and parking lot) in the distance









Driving down the highway along the coast



going back to the mainland, on the ferry from Nanaimo



we're pretty far away, a long ferry ride

Vancouver in the distance