Month: September 2013

I have just started reading The Golden Spruce by John Vaillant on recommendation from my colleague.  The first section of chapter one resonated particularly well in describing the space where the north pacific coast meets the pacific rainforest.  Having trundled through forests such as this on my last trip to Cape Scott, this passage is […]

My friend Matt and I did a trip to Cape Scott over the Labour Day weekend.  I managed to get Friday off so had four days of long weekend to use.  We drove up to Cape Scott on Thursday afternoon, a 7 hour drive from Nanaimo to the north end of the island.   The […]