This is day dedicated to exploring...a hike through a forest on a really pretty sometimes-boardwalk trail to these sets of stairs towards the beach...
Heading closer to Honeymoon Bay
More starfish await us
Starfish covered the rocks...
It was a beautiful little beach...
Sand patterns
Annie's "zen" sand photos
More views of Honeymoon Bay
Starfish and mussels
Annie's perspective of the beach
Jeremy disturbing the sea-life. Again.
On another "honeymoon"
Seaweed on the sand ala Jeremy
We found a swing!!!!
More of Annie's sand photos
Annie's footsteps
Annie showing off her "Chaco tan" (Chacos are hiking sandals that strap around your feet...can you tell? hehe)
Jeremy holding out some pretty seaweed he found
More of Annie's sand and rocks photos
Jeremy's sand pattern pics (these markings were formed by little tiny sand fleas(?) bugs that we could barely see)
Another zen photo
Tiny tidal pool
Leaving the beach but not wanting to go
We love the boardwalks
Forest path
The path back to the parking lot
Jeremy's tree picture
The Wickaninnish Interpretative Centre was a fascinating place to visit...this is a whaling canoe of the Nuu-chah-nulth tribe who did a lot of whaling. The exhibits tell a lot of their culture.
On the Shorepine Bog Trail--brought back memories of the Floridian forests!
Pretty ferns
This is a lodgepole pine, but in a bog, it's shorter than me. They call it a "broccoli forest."
The evil carnivorous sundew--do not be fooled by its innocent appearance, the "dewdrops" on the plant are digestive enzymes that trap insects.
On the South Beach/Nuu-Chah-Nulth Trail heading to South Beach for some wave-watching
By the "stairway to heaven"--that's what I call it anyway.
This is the totem pole raised by the Uclulet First Nation (their first one in over 100 years)
South Beach
Views around South Beach.
View from the Wickaninnish Interpretive Centre
Wickaninnish Beach--I've never seen a beach that had this much driftwood.
Someone's "wood castle."
On our way back home...another stop at the river...
