Share this!This post was originally published on MargyLutz.blogspot.ca. Powell River in Coastal British Columbia is a logging community. A large part of the economy is driven by this sustainable industry. All year long, logging goes on in accessible, and some relatively inaccessible, areas. Once cut, the logs have to be limbed, sized, sorted, bundled and trucked for long-distance transport. Here...
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Share this!Not far from Powell River is Texada Island. It’s formed on a volcanic rock and limestone bed that was ground down during the ice age. With many visible outcroppings, it’s nickname is The Rock. Texada is 50 kilometres long, and has many forest service and logging roads. That makes it perfect for exploring by ATV. We left Powell River on the BC Ferries North Island Princess....
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Share this!This post originally appeared on the Powell River Books blog. My husband Wayne has caught the sailing bug. His first cure was a remote controlled model called Nirvana II. He successfully sailed it all the way across Hole in the Wall from our float cabin home on Powell Lake. Instead of being a cure for the sailing bug, it increased his fever. The next attempted cure was a Laser...
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Share this!This post was originally published on the Powell River Books Blog. Wayne and I took our first barge and quad overnight camping trip of the season to the Head of Powell Lake. We wanted to catch the waterfalls during spring runoff. Because of our early spring they weren’t running full bore, but they were still spectacular. We left from our cabin home at Hole in the Wall just past...
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Share this!This blog post been cross-posted at powellriverbooks.blogspot.ca. The Powell River backcountry is dotted with treasures from times gone by. Go hiking, biking, or quadding and you’ll discover old logging equipment, homesteads, plank roads, train trestles, cabins, and much more. Over the years, our friend John has led us to some exciting places where history lives on, like a...
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