Lake Cowichan River

On April 5th, Trudie and I set out for a drive with no destination in mind- we decided to let our feelings steer the car – and this is where we discovered a forest getaway.
Our drive took us south on Hwy 1 from Nanaimo to left on the Cowichan Valley Hwy 18.
If you take a left-hand turn onto Cowichan Lake Rd and then a turn onto Stoltze Rd – to Riverbottom Rd you’ll bump into several beautiful forest campgrounds, rushing river, and interesting hiking trails.

Here are some of my pictures of this forest paradise.

Moss on branches
Tree on side of slope to river
Sign on the TransCanada Trail
Cowichan River
Tree sisters
A forest path beckons
The rushing river.
Fawn Lily
Trudie photographing the river
A forest bog with croaking frogs
The rushing water of the Cowichan River
Moss and ferns find new life in a cut log.
Cowichan River basin
Skunk Cabbage or Swamp Lantern grows in the swampy, wet forest.
A gentle, peaceful forest river basin with a mountain in the background.
The Cowichan River
Salal flower

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