East Sooke Park is only an hour’s (35km) drive outside of downtown Victoria. You can find douglas fir tree stands, fields of ferns, links to the past, and more within its 1422 hectare expanse. I rambled and ambled there with my adventuresome friends Karsten and Nicole. Sea anemones, sword ferns, sea lions, and more lay ahead to be discovered. Onward we go.
The spring board notches are cut quite high into this stump as they cut above the twisty lower section
Karsten climbs a stump for scale. Though his dismount was more amusing.... click on this photo to open the youtube video 😉
Oh sweet sweet coast trail.. how you beckon. We're going to keep going left.
Skunk cabbage leaves alongside a swampy section underneath a wee bridge
Owl Casting? Whatever it was.. it's been eating little birds.
Our cast of adventurers
Sea anemones
a large barnacle and mussel
crossing water
Chocolate Lily discovery
Coastal exploration
Daniel says this reminds him of the Death Star. It's a wasp's nest a few feet above high tide clinging to the underside of a rock in a sheltered location
Crab babies 😀
Into the woods and past a fort
Through the trees and out at sea. Donaldson Island
A bear's hers/his washroom?
In the rainforest where things flourish and grow 😉
