We meet at the Ballpark in Gillies Bay at 10:00am
Last week we had another rainy day for hiking, but with the strong winds mainly out over the open sea it was quite pleasant wandering around in the lower Sromberg Creek area on the south west coast of Texada Island. First we parked on the road below the falls and then hiked up through the forest to see if there was much water flowing down Grow Op Creek [translation 'cannabis growing operation creek' for those not familiar with the local dialect]. There was a fair amount, but still not enough to fill the sinkhole under the bank and none going on down the rapids towards the main road bridge. Then we headed back down the trail to take a look at the vertical sink hole and Stromberg Falls. This is such a lovely spot with the water rushing out of the cave and maidenhair fern leaves all over the cliffs. Sadly not a drop of water falling from the cliff top, which means we need to have a very heavy rainfall before it will be worth another visit.
Driving down and back across the road bridge we took the side road and parked under the Hydro lines. By the time we had wandered down to the beach at the mouth of Stomberg Creek it was time for lunch — under our umbrellas! My photo this week shows the nicely built rustic footbridge over the creek.
JD.
The rustic bridge where Stromberg Creek flows out onto the beach. The water flow is really quite low for this time of year.
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