Triangle Lake Trail

Uphill - As Usual!

Sun May 16th    

A brief beach walk this morning as we were off to tackle the Triangle Lake Trail.  A 15 minute drive to the other side of Sechelt, the Halfmoon Bay area and we found the start.  Dogs to be leashed unfortunately, though as this trail was new to us and Jack likes to explore, probably not a bad thing.

The trees in the foreground are 2/3s of the way up the lake
The trail was forested from beginning to end with some steep, rocky and tree rooted sections.  It was amazingly quiet and we were first ones on the trail.  Jack soon found the first creek and was in.  Like most trails we have ventured along, it was well marked, with information boards at various places, describing the flora, not so much the fauna.  The lake opened out before us as we got to the top of the trail, though lake slightly overstates it.  The water was low and only about a quarter of the water was visible with quite a lot of vegetation in the middle.
Douglas Squirrel

We skipped the lake loop, as the trail was well back from the water, with no obvious access points.  On the way back down Jack had his first encounter with a Douglas Squirrel.  The squirrel clung to the trunk about 2.5m up, chattering at Jack, who with front paws on the tree, was unable to reach.

The forest was a rich habitat.  fallen trees are allowed to rot down, only chopped up if they cross the trails.  New trees grow from the old stumps and fallen logs.  Ferns, mosses and other plant life cover the forest floor and many of the trees.
Tree rooted around rock


Edible?

We met only one other couple on the walk, which created the feeling of being quite remote.  A quick swim (for Jack) in the creek on the way down and back for lunch.  

The beach had started to fill by the time we got back, locals out to enjoy the Sunday sun.  The weekend is a good time to do the inland trails when the wether is good if you live by the sea.

The merchant traffic through Georgia Strait is constant.  Most tugs towing empty barges north to collect sand and gravel from Sechelt, or south with wood/lumber from further up towards Powell River.  One of the more interesting sights, is the tugs hauling huge pontoons or booms as they are known locally of bundles of lumber chained together.  They crawl along at .5 - 1.0 knots sometimes not appearing to make any headway.  One article suggests that the timber is worth $3m-$5m a boom.




Tug towing log boom






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