Coastal Trek Week #3 - June 13th - 19th

Weather - Beautiful week, seasonal temperatures in the 20's or 70's, lots of sunshine, a little cloud, a 20 minute sprinkle.

Hikes - Day 1 - Seal Bay Nature Park
Length: 11 kilometers or 6.6 miles
Elevation change: +/- 110 meters or 363 feet
Farmers market, gentle stroll through very lush forest, a walk in the park to stretch the legs, lunch by the ocean with seals and herons.

Day 2 - Nymph Falls and Puntledge River Trails to Comox Lake Bluffs Ecological Reserve
Length: 16 kilometers or 10 miles
Elevation change: +/- 191 meters or 630 feet
Falls, river, swim holes, white bog-orchid, lake, bluffs, climbers on Devils Ladder, dazzling display of wildflowers, superb view of Comox Glacier.

Day 3 - Nugedzi Lakes and Mt. Seymour - Quadra Island
Length: 10 kilometers or 6 miles
Elevation change: +/- 600 meters or1980 feet
Ferry commute, challenging hike up old logging road to rolling single track through ancient forest, lunch at untouched lake, steady climb up ridge to highest point on Quadra, incredible panoramic views of surrounding islands and remote peaks and glaciers!

Day 5 - Qualicum Waterfall Tour
Length: several hikes totalling 12 kilometers or 7.2 miles
Elevation change: +/- 145 meters or 479 feet
Little Qualicum Falls Provincial Park, impressive two-tiered falls into deep, mossy canyon. Lunch at Cameron Lake, stroll through 1000 year old trees of Cathedral Grove, Goats on the Roof! Englishman River Falls Provincial Park, fantastic bridal veil fall into slot canyon, picture perfect!

Day 6 - Denman and Hornby Islands
Length: several hikes totalling 10 kilometers or 6 miles
Elevation change: +/- 90 meters or 297 feet
Two ferries, Boyle Point Provincial Park, Chrome Island Lighthouse, momma and eaglets in nest! Lunch at Big Tribune Bay, warmest ocean beach in BC? Hike at Helliwell Provincial Park, 50 seals! Purple starfish, more eagles, arbutus groves and Gary oaks. Local wildlife at the Co-Op. Heron Rocks, hoodoo sandstone formations, art gallery.

Week Totals: 59 kilometers or 35 miles, 1136 meters or 3749 feet up and down.

Coastal Trek Week #2 - June 6th - 12th

Weather - Just below seasonal temperatures, highs in the teens or mid-60's, perfect for hiking, partly cloudy to sunny to rainy to sunny. We had it all!

Hikes - Day 1 - Puntledge River Trails and Nymph Falls
Length: 12 kilometers or 7.2 miles
Elevation change: +/- 131 meters or 432 feet
Warm up hike along roaring river, spring runoff, smooth cruising.

Day 2 - Elk Falls and Buttle Lake Parkway Waterfall Tour
Length: several short hikes totaling 10 kilometers 0r 6 miles
Elevation change: total +/- 259 meters or 855 feet
Moose Falls, Deer Falls, Elk Falls Provincial Park and Lupin Falls, Karst Creek, Myra Falls - Strathcona Provincial Park. Lakes, mountains, rivers, a disappearing waterfall!

Day 3 - Old CPR Trail - Mount Arrowsmith
Length: 8 kilometers or 4.8 miles
Elevation change: +/- 994 meters or 3280 feet!!!
Steep!!! Wet!!! Challenging!!! Adventure!!!

Day 5 - Mt. Geoffrey - Hornby Island
Length: 16 kilometers or 10 miles
Elevation change: +/- 337 meters or 1112 feet
Beautiful day, two ferry commute, many scenic viewpoints overlooking ocean, islands and mountains, good ups and downs.

Day 6 - Comox Lake to Coastal Trek Lodge
Length: 8.5 kilometers or 5.1 miles
Elevation change: + 735 meters or 2425 feet, - 239 meters or 789 feet
Black Bear sighting on commute to trailhead!, Comox Lake Bluffs Ecological Reserve, wildflowers, crystal clear lake, forest, Comox Glacier, up, up, up, arrive at lodge.

Week totals: 54.5 kilometers or 33.1 miles, 2456 meters 0r 8105 feet up and down!

Check back soon, more details and photos to come!