Victoria Lake is surely one of Vancouver Island’s greatest hidden treasures. This enchanting wilderness lake, surrounded by majestic forest covered hills, is a is one of the most enchanting island lakes I’ve yet encountered. While the lake can be very windy, particularly on a hot summer afternoon, the varied Southeastern shoreline provides plenty of […]
Northern Vancouver Island
Stella Lake

Recently (Spet 10-11, 2017) I was lucky enough to spend an enjoyable night on Stella Lake, just north of Campbell River. It’s part of a group of three lakes, Stella, Pye and McCreight Lake (four if you count Roberts Lake) just north of Highway 19 near Elk Bay. We stayed at the Stella Beach Recreation […]
Sayward Forest

I just spent an amazing 5 days (June 26-30, 2017) doing the Sayward Forest Canoe Circuit North of Campbell River, BC. Despite the ease of access to this area the Sayward Forest still feels very much like wilderness and the scenery is, in places, breathtaking. My first night on Brewster Lake I watched Osprey diving […]