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Haida Gwaii

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We arrived on the archipelago of Haida Gwaii after a very smooth ferry crossing from Prince Rupert.

The distance looks a bit deceptive but we were also crossing the Hecate Strait, an area of ocean that can live up to its namesake, so caution is required, even in the summer.

We spent our first few days in Masset at the northern end of Haida Gwaii and explored lovely beaches and many trails through the rain forest.

Haida Gwaii sits in a very temperate weather zone; it’s almost a “Goldilocks” location. It’s never too hot; never too cold, despite its more northern location. It’s lush, verdant, stunningly beautiful and very, very green with lots of huge old growth trees everywhere.

Near the ocean, we frequently found moss encrusted trees with huge ferns growing on the forest floor in this natural ode to recycling. Old trees die, fall, and then provide nutrients for the next trees and other plants.

There were many of these “nursery stumps” with new trees growing from the old ones.

More will follow later.

Happy Tuesday.

20 thoughts on “Haida Gwaii”

    1. Thank you very much, Tricia. We thoroughly enjoyed our visit. Such beauty everywhere you look and some of the friendliest people I’ve ever met. Yes, there are Tlingit here in BC and in the Yukon, as well. Cheers.

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  7. I considered trying to stop there on my return trip from Alaska by ferry, but my 15 year old nephew had had more than enough by then, so we disembarked at Prince Rupert and went directly (although it wasn’t all that direct!) to Seattle. Maybe some year – especially with your inspiring photos.

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    1. Haida Gwaii is so beautiful and so relaxing. It’s quieter than anywhere I’ve ever been. We will be taking a ferry from Prince Rupert to Port Hardy in Vancouver Island through the inside passage which I also understand is gorgeous. Very much looking forward to that! I hope you’re able to see Haida Gwaii at some point. It’s well worth the effort to get there.

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    1. Yes, it does look very similar to the west coast of Vancouver Island. Haida Gwaii is rainier and cooler than Vancouver Island (it’s 500 km to the north) but inhabitants a very temperate weather band. Its average winter temperature is 4C and in the summer it’s 18C with about 19 hours of daylight. Lots of rain, of course. Great hiking.

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