The next hike will be on Saturday, 14th August, 2010.
Seaweed and sea anemones at the Sand Banks near Gillies Bay.
We meet at the Ballpark in Gillies Bay at 10:00am.
Last week we had a smaller group of hikers than usual, perhaps because the weather forecast had been a bit depressing. It It had rained during the night, the first significant precipitation for many days, but for the hike it was dry. We decided to just visit the Sand Banks near Gillies Bay as the tide was quite low and there was no point in doing a hike with a view as the hills were still shrouded in cloud after the rain. My photo I call "Patterns in the sand at Sand Banks" has a nice blend of bright green sea lettuce with a cluster of sea anemones closed up and waiting for the tide to come in again so they can resume feeding. How curious the way they use fragments of shells as camouflage!
JD.
Seaweed and sea anemones at the Sand Banks near Gillies Bay.
Sure enjoyed reading about your walks. I have never been to Texada but sure would like to visit some day.
ReplyDeleteI have only seen it from Van Island &
sunshine coast. I strikes me how it seems to b a minitaure of vancouver island, the outline of the 2 islands seems remarkably similar,
have fun,
Mark
Sherwood Park Alta