Walbran Forest is Canada’s most spectacular remaining ancient temperate rainforest and its under threat of being destroyed by logging. Some of the trees are more than 1000 years old. The Central Walbran Valley is a small 485 hectare pocket of wilderness adjacent to Carmanah/Walbran Provincial Park. North of Port Renfrew and east of Cowichin…
Read MoreThe ferry to Quadra island leaves from Campbell River. Another ferry sails to Cortes island. I drove the ocean route (192) from Nanaimo, through Cortney, Comox to stop off at the “Ocean Retreat Centtre” to meet friends for lunch. As I was early I pulled in at Oyster Bay. From the car I saw some…
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