Vancouver Island is in the northeastern Pacific Ocean, and part of the Canadian province of British Columbia.The island is 456 km (283 mi) in length, 100 km (62 mi) in width at its widest point, and 32,134 km 2 (12,407 sq mi) in area. Take more pics if you go I’d love to see them. Honeymoon bay mill apparently was closed permanently 1981. Change ), Daswolgang – Andy's T3 Atlantic blog, good stuff here, Ed's blog of his Syncro Westy major rebuild. The plane struck the summit of Mt Bolduc, where the tips of the wings were torn off, it then continued over a gully and crashed into a lower summit. We had no GPS or compass, only a CB radio to connect to others in our party who stayed at the camp. The southern trailhead is at the mouth of the Gordon River at the Pacheedaht campground near the town of Port Renfrew. And Herb Domans industries. This is the first bridge across the river, near… I’ve been exploring logging roads for more than 30 years, it did seem as if there was more access some years ago. Loved hunting. Yes, the water was clear and this colour. The river starts close to Cowichan lake but flows southwest to Port Renfrew and the Pacific. Take an island rich in limestone, immerse it in a rainforest, and voilà, a cave-rich paradise has been born. We headed back west, “downstream” and explored the road that, on the map, leads to the Gordon River Caves. Those were the days. Coming in from Honeymoon Bay would be the quickest, and you can’t miss the Cortina as you get to the camp. Unless otherwise stated in the table below, the daily limit for all waters in Region 1 is zero (0). Stephen Hunt 1,158 views. One of my caving visits out to Gordon River ended up being quite the adventure, as a group of myself and two others ended up getting lost in the forest in an effort to retrieve some ropes that were left in a cave. Flowing from Lake Cowichan to Duncan, the Cowichan River is one of the world's best fishing spots, hands down. This cave requires basic ropes to drop yourself down into a couple different chambers. Dad had the keys to locked gates. Get out there Roger Kayaking the Triple Crown of the Gordon river at a low flow on Vancouver Island. In this beautiful ecosystem, you are a guest. Gordon moved with his family in 2018 from the Isle of Skye, Scotland to Vancouver Island. Low water helmet camera footage from Vancouver Islands Gordon River. Not for beginners, this network of impressive and beautiful caves offers up endless exploration opportunities. Heading down into this pit you find the entrance to two caves. Finally, Nitinaht Village has the Nitinaht Motel or campground there as well. It's one of the bread and butter runs of the southern kayak zone that has multiple sections which tolerate a variety of water levels, and it remains runnable for a long window after it rains. Gordon River from Mapcarta, the free map. Hey Sam! He has a lifetime’s experience of kayaking in all its forms and well over thirty years coaching sea kayaking at the highest level. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Hi, With temperatures hovering around 12 degrees Celsius it proved to be a good day to attempt a motorcycle ride from Honeymoon Bay to Port Renfrew via the Gordon River Forest Service Road (FSR). Gordon River… Upper and Middle. Island Health acknowledges and recognizes these homelands and the stewardship of Indigenous peoples of this land; it is with humility we continue to work toward building our relationship. Lots of old relics. Steeped in Nuu-chah-nulth culture dating back thousands of years, Pacific Rim National Park Reserve is your gateway to the rugged west coast of Vancouver Island. #24 by Matt on November 14, 2019 - 10:13 am. If not, I still want to go check it out, #14 by albell on April 15, 2012 - 9:04 am. Eventually, we stop, seemingly in the middle of nowhere. Last week my son and I headed out to explore a bit of the Gordon River watershed. Daddy O, Hi Samantha, Chinook, coho, chum, and steelhead all run this river. This beautiful island is home to the largest concentration of caves in Canada, with over 1000 caves recorded and surely many more yet to be discovered. Gordon moved with his family in 2018 from the Isle of Skye, Scotland to Vancouver Island. Nice country, you use any special map for the island? alistair. Photo about Gordon River near Port Renfrew on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Campbell River. Gold River 49°47′00″N 126°02′37″W / 49.78333°N 126.04361°W / 49.78333; -126.04361 ( Gold River (The Ridge) Nanaimo/Gabriola Island (Health Clinic) Heliport If you bump the spiders they begin to “breathe” together in a synchronous way, presumably to scare off the predator. By pressing your back along one side and feet along the other side of the chimney you can suspend yourself in this vertical tunnel and slowly inch your way up to a second level in the cave. As the light from my headlamp hit these beads they twinkled like bright white stars in a night sky. We were stopped by too much snow (crust and corn) and the grade. You think there is no where left to explore, until you look up. I have a question for you, have you explored the area north and west of Port Renfrew? Vancouver Island … My human brain is no match for the strength contained in this forest. Port Renfrew is on the southwest coast of Vancouver Island north of Sooke. Went up Tr4. As for maps, well I used the standby of the back road map series for quite a while. Its headwater are located in the highlands south of Lake Cowichan and it flows in a southerly direction to empty into northeast corner of Port San Juan. This majestic coastal river ecosystem is of a scale one is more accustomed to seeing on the mainland. We headed out from home to Port Renfrew then made our way "upstream". Forest recreation map from 1990’s very detailed. It would have been mostly Douglas Fir and Western Red Cedar, big trees. The Top 10 Fly Fishing Rivers on Vancouver Island Cowichan River. Sad to see lake cowichan with no mills humming or smoke stacks puffing. I have old logging road maps and recently published back road maps, but they are not completely accurate at times (logging roads “de-activated, over grown etc). Upper and Middle Gordon River, Vancouver Island, Canada - Duration: 5:13. I tell you. Walked into the mechanic shop and talked to the guys and they were very happy to help. ATVs and bikes can get past them, but not most 4 wheel vehicles. Near Gordon River, there are Mudslick, Stream, Hourglass, Easter, Big Bear, Banana Split, and Woodhole caves, each with varying degrees of difficulty and extra “features” like the need to use rope, rappelling skills, and bushwhacking. (Jan 26, 2021) First off, getting to the caves is half the fun! Oh, I do have some ratty photocopies of macblo logging road maps that they published back in the seventies. Our next mini trip is to McClure lake to fish. In response to this challenge, I decided to take up caving. This majestic coastal river ecosystem is of a scale one is more accustomed to seeing on the mainland. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Nice pics- just explored that area with help from a backroad map. The problem we encountered was that when we found snow on those spurs, it was heavy corn snow, got deepish quickly (20 – 30 cm) and with the steep grades we really couldn’t make much headway. Macmillan Bloedel Franklin River Logging Camp was actually the biggest live in camp. Vancouver Island (Region 1) This table refers to fishing for salmon only. Easter weekend extravaganza. Too bad about the caves, no one seems to know their exact location. . The end of this cave is very beautiful as there is a waterfall which is supplying the abundance of water in the stream! Even now, twenty-five years after Earl and I had our great day, not many people fish the river and very few know it well. Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis. We headed on, exploring various logging spurs to see if we could find a camping spot that had a view, and had some snow. Looking for listing details on MLS® #863352, 4737 Gordon Rd in Campbell River? By the way, do you know how gated the Sad Creek area is? Then there is Big Bear which features a grand entrance- sort of like what I wold imagine a bear’s hibernation cave would look like. In Canada. This road starts at the site of the old Gordon River logging camp, which at its peak (1950?) #20 by albell on November 13, 2019 - 5:14 pm. Valley: Gordon River Valley, Port Renfrew area, Vancouver Island Since coming to power, the NDP government has so far continued with the destructive status quo of massive old-growth forest liquidation. It was extremely humbling. The Gordon river is Located on southern Vancouver Island near the Town of Port Renfrew on the west coast. We tried yesterday. When I go there, I will take pics. #2 by albell on March 27, 2011 - 11:47 am, Not even a hint of a plane or helicopter, which on reflection seems odd. The forest has a pulse; the trees, the moss, the rock all seem to live. Port Renfrew Marina & RV Park | 250-483-1878 | info@portrenfrewmarina.com 7505 Gordon River Rd | Open May 1 - oct 14, 2018 https://mossmist.wordpress.com/2016/12/13/gordon-river-caves June 2015. Traversing both ancient and working forests, and wild coasts, while joining Island communities, the Trail in its entirety will be a 2-3 month-long journey. Once there, you get to do a few handstands and other random twisting movements through windy narrow tunnels, until finally reaching an open room which contains some cool stalactites. the bridge over Nitinat river was blocked. More logging roads than that back roads logging roads book that’s published by mussio ventures. I remember my dad and I hunting in a bcfp fallers 4×4 pickup. Change ). Fly fishing is particularly good in the summer, peaking in June. Thanks for the interesting stories & Pics Another thing, at the risk of sounding like a cranky old guy, it’s annoying how many roads are gated or trenched/bermed. #11 by raym on September 4, 2011 - 10:25 pm, the logs on the truck in the pic are some of the logs my crew yarded. Originally a small settlement for loggers in the 1880s, home to the Low-Flying Early Warning Radar System for the Royal Canadian Air Force in … I need to get an iPad with gps and topo mapping software to get really modern, I’m still stuck with paper maps. I recently decided that I was going to do at least one thing a month that pushes me out of my comfort zone. All I can do is merely explore this magical place. The island, like the Sunshine Coast, has a lot of places to explore. Love Just a high note. Then from Sooke you're about a hours drive north to downtown Port Renfrew. #1 by Laston Lastof on March 27, 2011 - 11:41 am. For over 40 years, Gordon’s Homes Sales has been leading the way in providing Vancouver Island with a quality product that is designed to each customer’s personal requirements at a very competitive price. My ears were working over-time, listening for creeks and rivers to help us find our way. I look around in each app while iPad is connected to Internet and I keep the images in cache. Nearby communities include: Honeymoon Bay, Cowichan Lake, Youbou, Duncan, Victoria. Mount Washington Alpine Resort is in the top 10 for best powder in Canada, according to specialist ski publication Ski Canada Magazine.It also has a very high annual snowfall of 38ft (11.5m). Aunt Elsie. Gordon River is situated northwest of Pacheena Indian Reserve 1, close to West Coast Trail Information & Orientation Centre. #21 by Matt on November 13, 2019 - 9:05 pm, That’s ok. Port Renfrew’s two river mouths ? Southern Trailhead: Port Renfrew/Gordon River. I remember the mill well, right up to the end. I tried to find the gordon river caves. Image of renfrew, vacation, temperate - 104232347 They were useful back in the day but not now. ... Old Growth Management Areas (OGMAs) in Caycuse, Gordon, Nitinat, San Juan and Walbran Landscape Units - Map (PDF, 7MB) ... South Island Timber Supply Areas: Arrowsmith, Pacific. Vancouver island.Canada. Vancouver Island is located on the Pacific Coast in the southwestern portion of the province, just off the mainland. I’d send you a picture but this site doesn’t give the option to attach pictures. There are... Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images Ive been trying to find the caves, but no luck as of yet, #12 by albell on September 4, 2011 - 10:57 pm, I’ll have to look at the map again (that book-form back road maps of Van. The park, situated on the shores of Cowichan Lake, is accessed via Hwy #18 off Hwy #1. It is one of the classic rivers on the Island.. After a number of facebook messages and texts between Chase and Clay, I had decided to head out on Sunday morning along the winding coast road through Sooke onwards to Port Renfrew and finally along the logging roads of the Gordon river … Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. Exploring this forest is beyond magical- in fact you feel like you are in another world. As you take in the majesty of the rainforest you keep your ears alert for sounds of streams as these often lead you to the caves. where do you get good maps of the truck roads. I was always amazed at the mountain range of bark chips at the western end. Then offline use on the device with either the bullying in gps or external garmin glo Bluetooth receiver gets me located pretty well. If you're driving from Victoria of South Vancouver Island travel east to the town of Sooke. In this cave you get to find clever ways to bridge across the stream or climb along the cave wall so as to avoid walking in the thigh high stream water. Eventually, we made it to an old decommissioned logging road and followed it downhill until we eventually reached a current logging road and somehow connected with our friends who were driving around on the roads looking for us! It requires lots of squirming right from the beginning and leads to a fork in the road- which is probably why it is named Banana Split! The Karst rainforests on Vancouver Island are beautifully unique and fragile ecosystems. The other cave is called Banana Split, and starts off as a small hole in the rock wall of the pit. This one summer we were camping in dads 1968 Ford pickup and we broke a front shock We limped the truck to Caycuse Logging camp. Vancouver Island new listings and properies for sale updated several times a day. I have to go back in the summer and see what’s what. i am hoping one day to be able to show my family the great sites around … Gordon River Caves – Moss & Mist Vancouver Island has a magical secret! Valley: Gordon River, Port Renfrew Area, Vancouver Island Estimated Date Cut: July 2007 Photographer: TJ Watt. 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