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About ralph

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Oddities in the woods

Posted on Friday, 2022-Mar-18th by ralph

I was parked in my new secluded spot, close enough to the lake to walk over and fish, but not so close that I’d get visitors in my spot. I had another nice day of weather coming up. I figured … Continue reading →

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M stands for moving

Posted on Tuesday, 2022-Mar-15th by ralph

I was on a nice little day hike that took me to Beaver Lake and an interpretive trail. Plus I had a great camping spot right by the little lake I had found on the aerial photos of the area. … Continue reading →

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Fishing and boondocking spots found

Posted on Friday, 2022-Mar-11th by ralph

I had decided to move on from Coal Harbour, as my explorations did not reveal any other really good boondocking spots. I could try one of the spots I had scouted if nothing worked out in the new area I … Continue reading →

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Little bit of fishing, little bit of tourism, little bit of fossil hunting

Posted on Friday, 2022-Mar-4th by ralph

The day dawned with barely a cloud in the sky, unusual weather  on Vancouver Island this time of year. I intended to take advantage of the blue sky day and get some fishing in. The forecast was for more good … Continue reading →

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I found more snow, but decided to run away from it

Posted on Tuesday, 2022-Mar-1st by ralph

The weather at Coal Harbour was about to turn very rainy. I had one more day of better weather to go explore down a road and see if I could get to Ruperts Inlet from my boondocking spot. Would I … Continue reading →

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Hiking and hacking the brush roads

Posted on Friday, 2022-Feb-25th by ralph

My new spot was on the other end of the “time since logged” scale – an area that had been logged 30 odd years ago. It looked like a forest rather than recovering logging scar. I was at one of … Continue reading →

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Hacking a spot

Posted on Tuesday, 2022-Feb-22nd by ralph

Remember how I mentioned in a previous post that areas which have not been logged in a while are likely to have over grown roads? Well, it turns out the area I had scouted out was in this category. My … Continue reading →

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Varney hikes in fog and sun

Posted on Friday, 2022-Feb-18th by ralph

I had already hiked a bit in the area exploring to find my new boondocking spot. There was so much more around here to explore. I was going to have no problem walking a new road everyday for the next … Continue reading →

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Heading for the hills

Posted on Tuesday, 2022-Feb-15th by ralph

My vision of boondocking in BC when I first contemplated the idea was to head up any logging road and camp somewhere up in the hills. Logging is everywhere in BC, I thought this would be easy. Turns out that … Continue reading →

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Popular spot at Rupert Inlet

Posted on Friday, 2022-Feb-11th by ralph

My spot in Rupert Inlet was really nice for being right on the water, with a great view out of my dining area windows. However, the area attracted a lot of visitors, some just stopping by to look at the … Continue reading →

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