Hot Tub Cove to Hesquiat Harbor, July 11th 2009.

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The morning fog starts to clear on the west shore of Flores Island
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Approximate location: 49.35468N / 126.23049W.

How brown kelp leaves form
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Approximate location: 49.35486N / 126.23229W.

A cave and arch on Flores Island
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Approximate location: 49.35271N / 126.23319W.

Sea stars and anemones on the walls of a cave
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Approximate location: 49.35271N / 126.23319W.

Beautiful slot in the rock gardens of Flores Island
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Approximate location: 49.35503N / 126.23375W.

Morning light on the rocky shore of Flores Island
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Approximate location: 49.35503N / 126.23375W.

Don Barch in a slot in Hot Spring Point
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Approximate location: 49.34717N / 126.2596W.

Hot spring steam visible from out on the water
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Approximate location: 49.34992N / 126.26029W.

Kelp and mussels seem to do well near the hot water
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Approximate location: 49.34996N / 126.26033W.

Radiance of God beams in the hot spring steam
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Approximate location: 49.35157N / 126.25962W.

We take a shortcut to the boardwalk to the hot springs
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Approximate location: 49.35153N / 126.25819W.

Hot water flows under the boardwalk and stairs
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Approximate location: 49.35159N / 126.25851W.

Other people arrived at the Ramsey Hot Springs before us
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Approximate location: 49.35159N / 126.25851W.

Beautiful textures on the rocks in the water
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Approximate location: 49.35312N / 126.28834W.

The coastline west of the hot springs looked beautiful through the fog
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Approximate location: 49.37056N / 126.31157W.

Don Barch looking onto a cave on Vancouver Island
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Approximate location: 49.37835N / 126.33035W.

We land on a beautiful beach with dramatic rocks
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Approximate location: 49.38565N / 126.33595W.

A large onshore cave with several entrances
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Approximate location: 49.38565N / 126.33601W.

The fog cleared and revealed a dramatic coastline
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Approximate location: 49.38904N / 126.33949W.

An arch too small to go under
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Approximate location: 49.3902N / 126.34022W.

Rough fractured rocks just offshore
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Approximate location: 49.39301N / 126.34498W.

We landed near a creek to replenish our water supply
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Approximate location: 49.39599N / 126.34531W.

Rock gardening on the shore of Vancouver Island
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Approximate location: 49.40005N / 126.3508W.

A black bear we watched safely from our kayaks
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Approximate location: 49.40841N / 126.39043W.

Rock gardening on the shore of Vancouver Island
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Approximate location: 49.43442N / 126.41794W.

Doug Hamilton looks into a cave on Vancouver Island
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Approximate location: 49.43479N / 126.41811W.

Brown kelp growth patterns
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Approximate location: 49.44307N / 126.42204W.

Sunset on our camp on Vancouver Island
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Approximate location: 49.44886N / 126.43135W.


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