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In searching for a specific waterfall, we came across a desolate lake and dock, perfect for a refresher on our island road trip.
Experienced by Andrew Ly
38 km from Great Central Lake
This photo was taken at Kwai Lake in Strathcona Provincial Park, BC. We had hiked nearly 10km in the rain that day and were overjoyed when we finally arrived at our beautiful destination. While we were setting up camp for the night, I managed to sneak off to capture the fog over the lake, welcoming us to the area.
40 km from Great Central Lake
This is a small creak leading to Battleship lake in Strathcona Park on Vancouver Island. It was beautiful in Winter but I bet it is even better in the summer. This place is now on my summer camping bucket list.
43 km from Great Central Lake
Mount Washington on Vancouver Island looking at the Coast mountain range on the mainland with the strait of Georgia in between.
54 km from Great Central Lake
I hiked Lone Cone in Tofino with my husband and dog. The trees are very dense , so when you’re looking at the island from the other side of the water, you can’t tell that the ground is covered in icy snow. What struck me was the contrast of the vibrant green with the snowy patches…and looking up gave my eyes a bit of relief from the intensity, only to find this soothing view.
55 km from Great Central Lake
We were spending the week in Qualicum, BC and decided one evening to take our kayaks out to enjoy the sunset. Shortly after setting out on the water everything calmed down and the water turned to glass. I never thought the ocean could be so calm. The sunset was amazing as well. Purple hues were cast over the mountains in the distance. Everything reflected off the water like a mirror. It felt like we were in a dream.
Experienced by Jeff Isaak
56 km from Great Central Lake
Flying over the treetops of dense forest on Vancouver Island with Tofino Air. You could easily get lost wandering through these parts of British Columbia.
56 km from Great Central Lake
On a scenic flight with Tofino Air in a DeHavilland Beaver over the water. It’s amazing how many incredible places just like this we flew over that day…
56 km from Great Central Lake
While venturing into an old forest in Tofino, British Columbia I could help but be mesmerized by just how thick some of the trees trunks were. I came across this trunk that sprawled like roots and was fascinated by its shape and all the moss growing on top of it.
57 km from Great Central Lake
Cox Bay is a wonderful place for surfing, and you can watch them having fun all day and into the late evening. But at some point it is time to go home …
58 km from Great Central Lake
This was the view from the front deck of the cottage I stayed at in Tofino this past weekend. Before you get too jealous, it rained most of the weekend so we didn’t get a chance to use these chairs. However, it cleared up the last day right before we left and I got this photo.
60 km from Great Central Lake
Bamfield on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada is a remote community that is home to a sophisticated marine science research centre, but also to a town that is spread out between a number of inlets. I loved this photo because we had the amazing experience of kayaking in amongst these inlets and remote areas that are untouched. Shortly after this photo was taken, I saw an elusive humpback whale emerge from the sea briefly and never saw it again.
64 km from Great Central Lake
At Pachena Bay Campground in Bamfield, we had a campsite that was only steps to the beach. In a fog zone like on Vancouver Island’s west coast, there are seldom fire bans, but it is also cold at night. The weekend spent camping in Bamfield was among my favourite getaways, and by far my fondest camping experience. The entire weekend we witnessed gray whales feeding on krill from this beach, and evenings were spent sitting by the fire and watching the sunset. Truly peaceful.
90 km from Great Central Lake
At the lake where I spent the most time during my childhood, this particular moment was still one I had never seen before. The combination of sun and fog was spectacular as it danced among the layers of forest that sat above the lake.
95 km from Great Central Lake
On an empty stretch of beach, I watched the sun go down over Nanaimo British Columbia
106 km from Great Central Lake
single motor boat on calm water pointed into the sunset on right side with rocks showing on shore
109 km from Great Central Lake
This log has obviously been drifting for a while before it washed up on this stone beach in Juan de Fuca Provincial Park. It was the color that stood out from the rest of the beach and caught my eye.
109 km from Great Central Lake
View of the Pacific Ocean from Botanical Beach, Port Renfrew, on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Experienced by Amanda Batchelor
110 km from Great Central Lake
We never thought that riding a ferry would be such an exciting part of the trip, cause till now we thought of them more of a way to transport yourself on the other shore. But apparently, we have a thing for boats and no seasickness 🌊
113 km from Great Central Lake
On this trip to the Tantalus Range I was forced to come to terms with the tradeoff that exists in the high alpine mountains: beauty and danger. One of our teammates fell 40 metres from the face of a mountain to the snow below. He was evacuated via helicopter. This picture was taken hours later. The horror of the fall and the peaceful beauty of the sunset demonstrated that the mountains are indifferent to our presence.
Experienced by Peter Fitzpatrick