In Transit - From Sooke River to Botanical Beach

The Shorts and Gaiters Inaugural Adventure took place on June 5th and 6th of 2011. Karsten Klawitter and I have been on many wild and wonderous photoadventures and decided to take two days to explore the heck out of several sites around Southern Vancouver Island.

1 Places I've Wandered - Gonzalez Hill Sunrise
2 Places I've Wandered - Not Sooke Potholes


In Transit - From Sooke River to Botanical Beach
Join us now as we fire up Ruby the Red Subaru and make our way further west towards Botanical Beach. Low tide peaks at 10am so we have a mission and motivation: To get there in time to explore sweet sweet tidal pool action!

Let's hit the road ;)


Around corners


Over bridges


We continue west to find the end of the world


We stop for a break to stretch our legs and eat discounted muffins over chasms


Sit down


and enjoy the view


from the side of the road


Back in the car and some more driving brings us to the parking lot for Botanical Beach


where we get our gear out and prepare to search out the sea


At the trail head we met some Europeans who were about to hike the Juan de Fuca trail towards Victoria. Karsten gave them some travel advice as he's rather well versed in that traverse. Then he briefly hung around.


Along the side of the path grow Sword Ferns..


they are springing new life forth for the summer


We passed evidence of new trail work on the old path


A spider just hung around


Onward we wended and laughed by bushes of Salmonberry and trees of Red Alder and Douglas Fir


The Red Alder rose above


and then we heard the sea and smelled it's salt sprayed air.. turning a corner a descending stairway beckoned to the beach and beyond at the end of the world.


See you there soon ;)

The Maplemusketeer