British Columbia & Yukon
August 17 - September 13, 2014
A trip organised by Naturetrek Canada through British Columbia & Yukon.
- Day 1 : Airplane from Schiphol to Vancouver (The Buchan Hotel)
- Day 2 : Biking in Vancouver
- Day 3 : Car from Vancouver via ferry to Salt Spring Island (Ruckle Provincial park)
- Day 4 : Sea kayak tour from Fullford Harbour via Isabella Islets and Russell Island, back to Fullford Harbour
- Day 5 : Car from Saltspring Island, via Ganges to Vesuvius, ferry to Crofton, via Duncan to Cathedral Grove PP, hike within park, car to Little Qualicum PP
- Day 6 : Hike to Little Qualicum Falls, car to Strathcona PP, hike within Forbidden Plateau to Helen Mackenzie Lake & Battleship Lake, car to Miracle Beach PP
- Day 7 : Car from Miracle Beach PP, via Campbell River to Elk Falls PP, hike within park along Canyon View Trail to Elk, Moose and Deer Falls, car to Gold River (Gold River Municipal Campground)
- Day 8 : Floatplane (Cessna 185 of Air Nootka) from Gold River to Louie Bay on Nootka Island, hike from Starfish Lagoon to Third Beach
- Day 9 : Hike from Third Beach to Calvin Falls
- Day 10 : Exploring Calvin Falls area
- Day 11 : Hike from Calvin Falls, via Bajo Creek, Bajo Point and Beano Creek to Callicum Creek
- Day 12 : Hike from Callicum Creek, via Maquinna Point and sea caves to Tsa'tsil
- Day 13 : Hike from Tsa'tsil to Yuquot, floatplane (De Havilland Beaver of Air Nootka) from Friendly Cove to Gold River, and car to Strathcona Park (Strathcona Park Lodge)
- Day 14 : Car from Strathcona Park, via Campbell River to Port McNeill, ferry to Alert Bay on Cormorant Island (Alert Bay Municipal Campground)
- Day 15 : Whale watching from Alert Bay, via Stephenson Islands, Hanson Island, Blackney Passage, passage at Little Hanson Island, Blackfish Sound and back to Alert Bay (Seasmoke Whale Watching) *
- Day 16 : Ferry from Alert Bay on Cormorant Island, via Campbell River to Comox, ferry to Powell River (Powell River Willingdon Beach campground)
- Day 17 : Visit to Lund and Powell River
- Day 18 : Car from Powell River along Sunshoe Coast to Saletry Bay, ferry to Earls Cove, car to Langdale, ferry to Horseshoe Bay, car to Vancouver (The Buchan Hotel)
- Day 19 : Airplane from Vancouver to Whitehorse (Whitehorse High Country Inn)
- Day 20 : Car from Whitehorse, via Otter Falls Cutoff and Haines Junction to Kathleen Lake (Kluane Cabin)
- Day 21 : Hike along Auriol trail (Kluane Cabin)
- Day 22 : Along Haines Highway, hike to Million Dollar Falls, visit to Klukshu, hike to St.Elias Lake, along Dezadeash Lake, hike to Rock Glacier
- Day 23 : Hike in Mt. Decoeli area
- Day 24 : Hike from Tachäl Dhäl (Sheep Mountain) Visitor Centre along Sheep Creek
- Day 25 : Hike along Cottonwood trail
- Day 26 : Car from Haines Junction to Whitehorse (Whitehorse High Country Inn)
- Day 27 : Airplane from Whitehorse to Vancouver and via Calgary to Schiphol
*) Wildlife seen: orcas (A30’s, A42’s), dolphins, salmon, dall’s porpoises, humpback whales (incl. bubble net feeding), Stellar sea lions, harbour seals, rhinoceros auklets, common murres, fork-tailed storm petrels, red-necked phalaropes, belted kingfishers, bald eagles and gull species.
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