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Richmond, B.C.
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Posted - 07/23/2006 : 5:32 PM
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Leaving early August for a family backpack trip to tip of Vancouver Island...curious has anyone taken their dog there for over 5 days?
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 Coffee swillin', wine lovin', Owl fearin' Andie McDowell stunt double, who sports retro gear
Vancouver, BC
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Posted - 07/24/2006 : 10:39 PM
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| I know this is not really related but I am heading up to Cape Scott for the first time and was wondering if there was anything other than the usual garb that I should bring? Also, what are people's favourite routes for doing the hike? I was thinking three nights of camping. Thanks for the help. |
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Posted - 08/01/2006 : 01:18 AM
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Regarding "the stump" (cool name by the way)
My favourite has always been to base camp @ Nels Bight & day trip from there. It is the best beach & centrally located between the lighthouse, Hansen's Lagoon & Nissen Bight. There really is only the one route in & that is following the BC parks trail. The other alternative is a water taxi from Port Hardy. 3 nights is a great amount of time to spend up there - I'm jealous already. About the only special gear to consider bringing is an extra tarp or two & rope - when it rains up there it can easily dump 100ml of rain on you in a day without it being unusual. The ranger hut has a collection of tarps that people have left behind (or at least they did last summer) & they don't mind you borrowing one. Take a little bit of cash with you to the lighthouse as they may still be selling icecream & pop. The ranger advised me that the mussels were OK to eat & the eastern end of the beach as there wasn't a red tide concern at the time & they made a great addition to the pasta - some wasabe or soy sauce would have been nice but please check on the red tide status yourself & only do eat them if you feel it is safe
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Posted - 08/03/2006 : 6:00 PM
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| Thx for the info - I am hoping it is going to stay dry for next week - keeping my fingers crossed. |
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Cape Scott excursion
