The following images were all taken near the same location, ~49.39942/126.35183:
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I paddled this stretch of coastline solo early in the morning
Taken on 2009-07-14 .
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The forest above dramatic cliffs and caves
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A waterfall at the end of a slot beach
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Rocks at the end of the slot
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I land to explore the waterfal beach
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The slot beach waterfall up close
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The beach opens up behind the slot
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Rock gardening early in the morning
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The forest above dramatic cliffs and caves
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More campable gravel beaches
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The forest above dramatic cliffs and caves
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I poked into every slot looking for the Mate Island Channel
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The forest above dramatic cliffs and caves
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I poked into every slot looking for the Mate Island Channel
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The forest above dramatic cliffs and caves
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The Mate Island Channel is navigable at high tide
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The Mate Island Channel was high and dry at low tide
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We land for lunch and replenishing our water supply
Taken on 2009-07-13 .
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A river flows through the boulders of the beach
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From the water it is difficult to see the river
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A gray whale seems to follow us down the coast
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The forest above dramatic cliffs and caves
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Looking up out a sinkhole in a cave
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We had mild conditions for rock gardening into every cave
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We stuck our noses through every slot
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The forest above dramatic cliffs and caves
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Gravel beaches look inviting to camp on
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The forest above dramatic cliffs and caves
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In the afternoon we hug the shore looking for a camping spot
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Beautiful cave, cliff and trees
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Doug Hamilton outside a cave
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Everyone else lands on a beach for the evening
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But I cannot resist exploring the coast a little longer
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A cave inaccessable at low tide
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The forest above dramatic cliffs and caves
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A cave inaccessable at low tide
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The forest above dramatic cliffs and caves
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A small cave, don't go here on any tide
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Another gravel beach, a little small for camping
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A cave inaccessable at low tide
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The forest above dramatic cliffs and caves
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The forest comes down to the water on Vancouver Island
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A cave inaccessable at low tide
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Beautiful textures on the rocks in the water
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We set our kitchen up on this drifwood log
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There was plenty of room for our camp on this beach
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A kayak stored above high tide for the evening
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Our camping beach had a cave to explore
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The cave opened up inside
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Our camping beach had a cave to explore
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I love gravel beaches for camping
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Don Fleming making a patch to repair his kayak
Taken on 2009-07-12 .
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Dave Harry's gear stowed on a log
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Our camp at Hesquiat Bay
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Beach trash after using it to make a kayak patch
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The patch replacing the lost hatch cover
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Launching for a day paddle on a layover day
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Beautiful textures on the rocks in the water
Taken on 2009-07-11 .
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The coastline west of the hot springs looked beautiful through the fog
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Don Barch looking onto a cave on Vancouver Island
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We land on a beautiful beach with dramatic rocks
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A large onshore cave with several entrances
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The fog cleared and revealed a dramatic coastline
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An arch too small to go under
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Rough fractured rocks just offshore
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We landed near a creek to replenish our water supply
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Rock gardening on the shore of Vancouver Island
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A black bear we watched safely from our kayaks
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Rock gardening on the shore of Vancouver Island
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Doug Hamilton looks into a cave on Vancouver Island
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Brown kelp growth patterns
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Sunset on our camp on Vancouver Island
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