We meet at the Ballpark in Gillies Bay at 10:00am.
At the south end of Texada there are two Provincial Parks, a very large one called South Texada Provincial Park and a much smaller one the Anderson Bay Park. The latter is relatively easy to reach by road although there is a long steep section with rough gravel that requires a 4-wheel drive vehicle. The lower elevation of the larger park can also be reached on old logging roads, but the really impressive and rugged upper section that includes the summit of Mt. Shepherd is trail access only. Recently I took a work party up there to clean up the access route which had become blocked by windfall trees and vigorous branch growth. My photo this week was one I took that day as we prepared to tackle the last and steepest section of trail to the summit. The wetlands in the park are filled with water this summer because of the abundance of rain that was falling so frequently until the end of July. Consequently the vegetation everywhere is more lush and green than usual in late summer as you can see in my picture. The large leaves in the foreground belong to the native yellow flowered Water Lily.
JD.
A shallow lake at the foot of Mt. Shepherd, South Texada Provincial Park.
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