Along the trail there may be a few problem sections with fresh windfalls and it would be nice to take some time on the way up to clear these as much as time allows. Light hand tools and gloves should be fine for this. The driving time from Gillies Bay to the trailhead is just over 1 hour.
I need to plan the vehicles and seating ahead of time. Only 4x4 vehicles are suitable and we need to be prepared for possible mechanical problems - so jumper cables, air pumps and perhaps puncture repair cans. Last week we had to change a tire on one vehicle.
I need to plan the vehicles and seating ahead of time. Only 4x4 vehicles are suitable and we need to be prepared for possible mechanical problems - so jumper cables, air pumps and perhaps puncture repair cans. Last week we had to change a tire on one vehicle.
Please let me know who wants to go, if you have a suitable vehicle and how many passengers you can take.
The day is Thursday, 26th but I will postpone till the following week if rain is likely. We meet at the Ballpark in Gillies Bay at 9:00am with return time probably between 5:00 and 6:00pm. The trail rises 1,000ft in elevation to the Dome Rock viewpoint and another 500ft above that to the top of the mountain.
My photo was taken last week and shows the rugged coastline at the south end of Texada not far from Point Upwood. This small cove is in the larger of the two provincial parks and the distant shoreline beyond is the south end of Lasqueti Island.
My photo was taken last week and shows the rugged coastline at the south end of Texada not far from Point Upwood. This small cove is in the larger of the two provincial parks and the distant shoreline beyond is the south end of Lasqueti Island.
JD.
The rocky coastline of the southern part of Texada Island near Point Upwood.
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