lets enjoy the first complete touristy post. I would like to share my experience of my trip to the Little Qualicum Falls, Cathedral Grove as well as Cameron Lake. The best thing about it, there are pictures made with my new phone, so if you are too lazy to read just watch them ;)
So last weekend me and Laura (another student from CBS) to get out in the nature. First stop: Little Qualicum Falls Provincial Park :) A small little park on the way to Tofino. Gladly Laura has a car so transportation was easily organized. The distinctive about the park is of course the falls, you can hike along the small river seeing its full size. We started with the lower falls which where not as high falling and therefore maybe not as powerful, but somehow the feeling was nicer. It felt more beeing outdoors, because of less trails and less people. In addition, the totally clear and in some places calm water was inviting to go for a swim. And trust me, I would have gone sadly the weather was as good as a few weeks ago and 15 degree is not my preferable temperature for swimming. Afterwards took a small hike to witness the full power of the river at the upper falls. It is always again impressing me with what kind of power mother nature is able to come up. Lovely how the water carved its way through the stone building a little canyon aside make it even easier to watch from above.
The hike is easily done in one hour and something like a hidden hint for people who want to flee from big amounts of tourists.
After a nice picnic in the forest near the falls we decided to proceed to Cathedral Grove, stopping on our way at Cameron Lake. The lake is easily accessible located direct next to the route. We found a few nice spots again crystal-clear water. Even tough is near the traffic some spots are hidden behind trees and therefore nearly calm without any noise. The best about the place where the somehow mystic weather conditions, big fog clouds at the edge of the lake swirling over the peaks of the mountains. It felt a bit like a scene in the Lord of the Rings or Harry Potter. Maybe you can find the trail of the Hogwarts Express on one of the pictures?
Next stop: Cathedral Grove! I once went before their on my day trip to Tofino with VIU, but this time we spent more time exploring all the trails. It sounds a bit like a somehow religious building, but actually it is not. It is one of the sadly less common ancient forests or rain forest here on Vancouver Island. The forest is older than any of us, the oldest tree are approximately around 350 years old and even their ancestors were their before. The high trees are shutting the light out and the tigthly growing trees leaves the impressions of a building... The atmosphere works in that direction as well leaving you with a picture of a nature cathedral ;)
Just another awesome day on Vancouver Island and now enjoy the pictures :)
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