Since
everyone told us about the Avatar Grove, we go there first. It turns out to be
OK but not as glorious as everyone had said it was. We see “Canada´s gnarlies
tree” on the upper loop, but we actually think an unlabeled tree on the lower
loop is far “gnarlier” than the gnarliest tree.
After that,
we head towards the Juan de Fuca trail. Klaus is obsessed with hiking it, but
we cannot find a “partner” to swap cars and leave one on each end. So we just
take the risk and start hiking anyhow.
The trail turns
out to be really, really, really muddy which turns us a bit moody. There are
quite some glorious sights of the ocean, and we find a really cool picnic spot
for lunch. Apart from that, it is quite strenuous and it takes us about 5 hours
to hike 8 km. The entire trail is 47 km, but it does not require registration,
unlike the West Coast Trail, its big brother, which goes up north from Port
Renfrew and is much more strenuous and longer. The final km or so, we actually
manage to hike on the rocky beach, which makes us much faster than in the mud.
We get to
the second trailhead at Sombrio Beach, and actually the first couple that we
ask gives Klaus a ride. They are heading for the West Coast Trail the day
after, so they have time, and drive Klaus all the way to the car. We enjoy the
beautiful views of the bay and the Washington mountains behind it, and drive
until it gets dark. We hit a campground at Sooke River, which is perfect,
because Klaus wants to do the Galopping Goose bike trail on the following day.
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