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Heading out on the ferry through the Gulf Islands
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And me coming out of the water after splashing in up to my knees! Pic courtesy of Nick Spang
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Just a small portion of the food necessary for 8 days on the trail
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The crew ready to finally hit the trail in Bamfield, BC on the north end of the West Coast Trail
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Forest hiking with Christian
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Bill easily showing off his Sierra endurance
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Luckily there was a sign to solve our debate about how far Uzbekistan is.
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lite...haus
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Highway to the Danger Zone!!!
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Looking out on the Pacific
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Just one of our daily amazing sunsets!
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and beach fires
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started the trip with almost a new moon and amazing stars
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lit up trees and the Milky Way
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the Milky Way was large and in charge
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the good old water filter came in very handy
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boy oh buoy!
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and a nice place to take a snooze
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so many sea urchin shells! (and snails, and mollusks!)
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an old boiler from an 1800s shipwreck is still on the tideflats
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mussel bed!
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Nick and Bill doing a litte tidal pool exploration
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mussels and wave action
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kapow!!!
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and whales galore!! Here one waves hi to us!
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At our leisurely pace, Bill had time to catch some zzzz's while waiting for the quesadillas!
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Camp at Tscowis Creek, tons of driftwood to make our camp even better!
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Tscowis Falls and the suspension bridge above it
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Beach camp
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and then he blew us off :)
