Unreal

One of two abandoned donkey engines (a steam powered winch) on the West Coast Trail. There is one at either end, each about 5km in.

From Wikipedia: "If a donkey was to be moved, one of its cables was attached to a tree, stump or other strong anchor, and the machine would drag itself overland to the next yarding location." For the life of me I cannot fathom how this happened considering the terrain!

Cable

Cable Car across the Klanawa River mouth.

Waterfall

Tsusiat Falls

Hippie Doug

Fresh crab - really fresh crab - at Nitinat Narrows ferry crossing.

Pinkish Hue

Sunrise at Cribs Creek.

Mineminemine

Passing by napping gulls.

Lightbulb!

Carmanah Point Lighthouse

Sandstone

Exposed sandstone shelf at low tide, on the way to Bonilla Point.

Popcorn

Looking up at cloud patterns through the trees makes one feel so small on the trial.

Creek and Cable Car

Walbran Creek and, in the distance, the cable car to cross it when it is in flood. Otherwise it's easy enough to ford at low tide.

Boardwalk and Bog

In between the temperate rainforest are small patches of open bogland.

Suspended

Amazing, frightening and unique suspension bridge across Logan Creek.

Ladders

Not for the faint of heart.

Pacheedaht

Beachside camping.

Today began the first part of backpacking the West Coast Trail on Vancouver Island. Following are some photos from that trip.

Photos courtesy of Agnes, Christine, Liz and myself.