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Posted - 06/30/2012 : 9:49 PM
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Was up at Cape Scott last weekend for 3 days. It was spectacular. Stayed at Nels for 2 nights and spent the last day at San Josef in the sun! The first day we met up with a couple people just finishing up the NCT and said they had a great time. The rest of the weekend we had the entire park to ourselves, never saw anyone else on the beach or on the trail, with the exception of a couple park rangers.
There was a few items clearly from Japan scattered around on the beaches, and lots of floats. We actually played bocce with a bunch of round plastic we found on the beach. Never saw any wolves, but apparently there have been some sightings recently.
Here are a couple photos from the weekend:
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Posted - 07/01/2012 : 07:55 AM
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Nice! San Josef Bay is a great place. I still have a gear cache in there from my North Island days. Cool that you were able to get some of that rare NI sunshine.
I heard Ronnings Garden was sold and that one of the giant Puzzle trees fell over in a storm? Been a few years since I have been there.
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 Happy go lucky, plaid wearin, postholin, safeway gaitor sportin, old-school film shootin, giver of many regards
Abbotsford, B.C.
Canada
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Posted - 07/01/2012 : 08:09 AM
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Absolutely beautiful, love these beaches.
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Coquitlam, BC
Canada
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Posted - 07/01/2012 : 4:10 PM
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| Great pictures! I'm going there next week, hopefully I'll hit some good weather as well. |
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Campbell River, BC
Canada
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Posted - 07/01/2012 : 6:35 PM
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| Looks like you had fun. The weather looks pretty decent. I haven't been there in years. I remember the road being a bit rough. |
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 Best grilled cheese maker ever
Whitehorse, YUKON
Canada
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Posted - 07/01/2012 : 6:59 PM
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Great pic. Nice trip! |
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Victoria, BC
Canada
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Posted - 07/01/2012 : 9:46 PM
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| Glad to hear it was a great trip. And lots or privacy as well. The last time I was at Nels, it was standing room only. |
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Trail burning speed demon who sports insanely heavy packs
Chilliwack, B.C.
Canada
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Posted - 07/01/2012 : 10:33 PM
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Originally posted by Lonny
Was up at Cape Scott last weekend for 3 days. It was spectacular. Stayed at Nels for 2 nights and spent the last day at San Josef in the sun! The first day we met up with a couple people just finishing up the NCT and said they had a great time. The rest of the weekend we had the entire park to ourselves, never saw anyone else on the beach or on the trail, with the exception of a couple park rangers.
There was a few items clearly from Japan scattered around on the beaches, and lots of floats. We actually played bocce with a bunch of round plastic we found on the beach. Never saw any wolves, but apparently there have been some sightings recently.
Here are a couple photos from the weekend:
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Van., BC
Canada
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Posted - 07/02/2012 : 10:13 AM
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| Great. I wish I had time to go there again. Haven't been back since 1975. |
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 camera hauling, deli packing, stove exploder who bushwhacks ridges to false summits
South West corner of, BC
Canada
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Posted - 08/01/2012 : 7:20 PM
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Excellent! I'm looking forward to a trip at the end of the month.
I've read the maps, but is the trail a there-and-back or a loop trail? For some reason I thought people hiked counter clockwise following the shore from Nels Bight to San Josef Bay. |
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Terrace, BC
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Posted - 08/01/2012 : 7:55 PM
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I was there 25 years ago.....looks just the same and just as deserted. I had 3 days absolutely to myself.
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Posted - 08/01/2012 : 9:15 PM
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It's not a loop. It's basically one trail from the Parking Lot to the Lighthouse that you hike there and back. If you want to do a longer, more difficult route you can do the North Coast Trail, which is a one way trail (you need to boat in to one end and the parking lot is the other end).
I did a trail guide that you might find helpful here:
http://www.coastalbc.com/hike/capescotttrail.htm
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