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.
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Places I've Wandered - Gonzalez Hill Sunrise
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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
