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Westkanada 2023

Ağustos – Eylül 2023
  • Kevin Jans
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  • Kevin JansGezginWestkanada 2023

    21. Canmore to Golden

    4 Eylül 2023, Kanada ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C

    Started the day after check-out again with a lookout for wild in the Banff Golfcourt - saw again the Elk herd, this time with even more animals and at least 5 males. So will fighting over the females begin soon?
    Did the route from day 16, this time with direction to Golden. Stopped at the Spiral Tunnel viewpoint - an architectonial masterpiece when you are speaking about railways. The train is gaining high in a tunnel in spiral form, photos can't tell you how cool this is. As I worked hard on my to-do list the last days, I had now some time and was lazy. So I returned in the Yoho NP to the Takakkaw falls hoping to see some mountain goats as it still was early in the morning. And yes, saw two of those rare iconic rocky mountain species 😍🐐
    After that I needed some action and visited the Golden Skybridge Adventure park. There were a lot of adventurous attractions as ziplining, climbing park,... and the hightest suspension bridges in Canada. Puuh, so high and it was windy - I was happy that I had only purchased tickets for the bridge and the so called mountain coaster and not the other thrilling attractions not suited for people who are afraid of heights.
    After a little bird watching at the reflection lake in Golden, I arrived at my sleeplace for the night. I had booked the "hippie hut" at a resort, a small cabin in the wood withoud light, electricity and water 😳    Okumaya devam et

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  • Kevin JansGezginWestkanada 2023

    22. Glacier + Revelstoke National Park

    5 Eylül 2023, Kanada ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C

    After a very good night in my hut, I started to drive in direction Revelstoke. Made a stopp at the Rogers Pass Visitor Center in the Glacier National Park. Hiking in the mountains was impossible due to bear alert - you had to be a group of minimum 4 people and there weren't other hikers that I could join. So continued to the Mount Revelstoke National Park. Did a hike on the Hemlock Grove Boardwalk. The Giant Cedar Board Boardwalk was closed, half of the Skunk Cabbage Trail, too (pathways in bad condition). So I continued to the Revelstoke Dam, but guess what - the road was closed 🙄 So I drived to the Mount Revelstoke, however most hike trails and the road on the summit were closed cause of bear presence 🤦‍♂️ So I did a smaller hike, stopped at the viewpoints (however the day was a mix of cloud rain and sun) and visited later the sutherland falls. After all those closures, I wasn't motivated to do more, so I drived to my lodge near Malakwa. What a beautiful cabin 😍
    Edit 1: Time changed, I'm now back in Pacific time as in Vancouver.
    Edit 2: Tomorrow I must drive again in wildfire region - hoping the best 👌    Okumaya devam et

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  • Kevin JansGezginWestkanada 2023

    23. Malakwa to Penticton

    6 Eylül 2023, Kanada ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C

    Asked myself: Why is my lodge called the "last spike"? Found the answer in a town near Malakwa: here, the completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway from sea to sea in 1885 was done. As the railway plays an important role in Canada, this was an important historic site!
    After that, I left finally the mountains and landscape changed. There were more hills, farmlands and beautiful lakes. Vegetation became drier and there were vineyards on the hills. I arrived in the so called Okanagan valley. Population density is higher, it's normally warmer and drier in this region and yes this was the region that was hit the most by the wildfires in British Columbia. So I was nervous, that it would be as tumultous as in Cache Creek (day 7) - but no smoke, no signs of fire and no exclusion zones. However, google maps said I should evitate the road to Kelowna, as streets could be blocked. And even that I didn't see any signes of wildfire, I'm now in the area that was hit by a travel restriction only 2 weeks ago! So I did my way to Penticton, there were not so many stopps to appreciate the landscape as in the "Rockies". The landscape reminded me of mediterran regions (the region is also called "canadian Tessin") with a lot of lakes and vineyards. At Lake Country, the Highway to Penticton was closed but the detour - wow! In Luxembourg, even dirt roads are in better shape 😂 But after 60 hard km for my KIA, I arrived in Penticton - in a Ghost town...is it because the fires who are still burning 2h away?
    Conclusion: A more lazy day, but 1,5 weeks ago, this travel of 4 hours wouldn't have been possible 🔥    Okumaya devam et

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  • Kevin JansGezginWestkanada 2023
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    24. Penticton to Hope

    7 Eylül 2023, Kanada ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C

    Did you know that there's a desert in Canada? No? Me neither. But the dry landscape has in Osoyoos, near the US frontier formed a rare ecosystem - the semi-arid bunchgrass habitat.
    After a stop at a lookout with view over Penticton and the Okanagan Lake, I visited the Osoyoos Desert Center where I learned more about this habitat. As yesterday, landscape didn't remind me of Canada but more of mediterrean areas - so this wonderful country is more than only mountains, glaciers and forests. Past lakes (some so spectacular as the spotted lake near the desert), vineyards and orchards, landscape changed again near Princeton with a comeback of more dense forests. I stopped in Princeton to visit the abandoned railway tunnel and bridge and arrived in the Manning Provincial Park. Here, I was back in more "canadian typic landscape" with wetlands, cornifer forests and alpine meadows. After a little hike, I continued to Hope with a last stopp at the Hope Slide Memorial. Here took place in 1965 a gigantic landslide that destroyed the highway and killed 4 people.Okumaya devam et

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  • Kevin JansGezginWestkanada 2023

    25. Hope to Victoria

    8 Eylül 2023, Kanada ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C

    Started the day with a stop at the Bridal Veil Falls. After that, I washed my car as I had to return to Vancouver Airport. In Canada, you can't rent a car longer than 4 weeks. As I need the car til the end of september, I had to present myself at the car rental, register again...I thought this would be very complex, however, it took only seconds and I could keep even my actual car.
    Even with the stop, car wash and drive to the airport, I was way to early ready for a next adventure as I booked a ferry to Vancouver at 4 p.m. So, I decided to visit the lighthouse in Tsawwassen, 30 minutes away from the ferry terminal. Google maps and go...but what I didn't know - the lighthouse was in the USA. And in the road before the border, turn-around wasn't possible. So a policeman told me, that I'm already in the US and I must do a check-up at the border. Puuh, I got nervous as I didn't have a visum. But the guy at border control was very nice and friendly. He told me, that I'm not the only one who had done this by mistake. So, he controlled by documents, gave me a refusal and I had to drive back to Canada, where I got controlled again - so I was for 10 minutes in the USA, thanks google 😂 After that, I picnicked at the beach and drived to the terminal. There I got an earlier ferry. The cruise to Victoria lasts 1,5 hours, time for whale watching - and yes I saw my first Orcas from a great distance 🐳
    After check-in, I visited the city of Victoria. A charming town with lot of houses in victorian style, pubs and restaurants. Should have probably stay more than 1 night here, however saw with my hike most of the best places so no need to do tomorrow a hop-on hop-off tour.    Okumaya devam et

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  • Kevin JansGezginWestkanada 2023
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    26. Victoria to Port Alberni

    9 Eylül 2023, Kanada ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C

    Started the day at the Victoria butterfly garden, only 10 minutes away from my motel. They had an interesting collection of exotic butterflies, parrots and insects. After that, I visited the Goldstream Provincial Park, who got his name of a gold mine near to the river. I hiked to the Visitor Center, the Niagara falls (yes, same name, other dimensions😂) and to an old railway bridge - a lost place without any function anymore. After that, visit of the Malahat Skywalk. It was comparable to the tower at the Saarschleife - same spiral tower, a fantastic view, but this lookout had a slide to leave it :D
    After a quick stopp at the Old Market in Coombs, known for its "Goats on the Roof", I visited the MacMillan Provincial Park with a hike at the Cathedral Grove - a forest with enormous big douglas and cedars 🌲🌳 A quick stopp at the "Hole in the Wall" and I finally checked in at Port Alberni in a motel, that reminds me of those motels where killers in crime movies are staying 😳    Okumaya devam et

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    27. Ucluelet + Tofino (Part 1)

    10 Eylül 2023, Kanada ⋅ 🌧 16 °C

    Even that my motel was a little bit old fashioned, I slept very well. Started however very early, as Port Alberni wasn't my favorite place yet. Stopped at some creeks and lakes on my way to Ucluelet. Visited the Pacific Rim National Park, is situated between Ucluelet (my stay for the next days) and Tofino. Did some hiking on rainforest boardwalks and the beaches. Landscape is very exciting as you have the beach and sea, temperate rainforests and even bog land. The cloudy weather gave this landscape an even more mystic atmosphere. However it started to rain at 3 p.m., so I made my way to my lodge. Contrast to the motels since I left the "Rockies" couldn't be bigger - no annoying neighbours, modern furnitures and a bathtub (beside the standard bathroom). Ended the day with a meal in town on a floating boat.Okumaya devam et

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  • Kevin JansGezginWestkanada 2023

    28. Ucluelet + Tofino (Part 2)

    11 Eylül 2023, Kanada ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C

    Visited the small town of Uculuet with the Aquarium and the harbour. Took a whale watching tour where we saw humpback whales, sea lions, harbour seals and seabirds. Back in town, I hiked the lighthouse loop with some amazing views and visited the "Big Beach" with its natural pools created by tide. Ended the day with a delicious pizza 🍕 and relaxing in my bathtub.Okumaya devam et

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  • Kevin JansGezginWestkanada 2023

    29. Ucluelet + Tofino (Part 3)

    12 Eylül 2023, Kanada ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C

    Not much to tell today. First day at the West Coast of Vancouver Island was rainy and cloudy, yesterday was sunny, today back to clouds and rain. So I visited Tofino, the other well-known touristic hotspot on the island. However as Ucluelet, I was surprised how small this town was. There were some art gallerys, shops and restaurants, but you can't do much there accept activities like boat tours, kayaking or surfing. It's a classic fishing village with a little harbour, docks and wharf. With the clouds and fog, the two towns reminds me of the setting in the movie Twilight 😂
    I hiked later the Giant Cedar Loop Trail, but rain got heavier. The people here seem to have no problem with that, they're used to it and are happy, as it was way to dry the last months.

    Did later in the afternoon another wildlife boat tour where we saw Bald Eagles, Black Bears and my first Sea Otter😍    Okumaya devam et

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  • Kevin JansGezginWestkanada 2023

    30. Ucluelet + Tofino (Part 4)

    13 Eylül 2023, Kanada ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C

    Today was a more quiet day. After the rain yesterday, it was very cloudy today. Visited some beaches around Tofino. The fogs and clouds gave those places as said before a very charming atmosphere. Had booked a scenic flight in Tofino for 1.30 p.m., but they were so nice to cancelling it due to the clouds. So I got a new flight for 4 p.m., where we flew, as in Vancouver (day 2), with one of those iconic seaplanes to the Hot Springs Cove, picked up some tourists and headed back to Tofino. Beautiful landscape, but sadly no whales today. Later in the afternoon, sun came out and I must say, that the beaches, despite the mystic atmosphere, are more attractive for me personally during sunshine. Ended the day at a pub in Ucluelet where I observed sea lions and deers.

    P.s. you can see my pilot Joshua sleeping on the dock in picture numero uno 🤠    Okumaya devam et

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