This forested park is located on Holden Lake, just south of Nanaimo in Cedar. Roughly 11km of easy and wide walking trails weave around the park, through the forest, along the lake and across the marsh. The lake is a quiet and peaceful spot for anglers and paddlers. The marsh area is popular with bird …
Point Trail: As the name suggests, this trail takes you out to a rocky point. Good rocks for lounging and there were people fishing. Beautiful views of Lake Cowichan every where you look. There is a big swimming beach.
This is a little lake with a dam close to Cowichan River Provincial Park. I have no idea why there is a dam there. I don’t really understand dams. As I was taking pics a man told me it’s a good fishing lake for “seniors and children because it is stocked” with rainbow trout. After …
Enos Lake is in the centre Nanoose Peninsula. There are over 7km of trails through wetlands, rocky bluffs, arbutus trees and around the lake. Wildflowers are in full bloom. There is an endangered fish species in Enos Lake: the limnetic Enos Lake Stickleback. This is the only place where this specific stickleback pair is found. …
D and I really upped our game since Sunday’s meadow hike. The start of this loop is along the Holland Creek Trail (see earlier post) and veers off into a steep 1.5km steep climb to Heart Lake. This is a good workout! When you start the loop, veer LEFT. It will be much easier on …
D and I went fishing (no bites) and tested our advanced hiking skills on an Xtreme meadow path. Wildlife sighting: 1 tiny mouse Number of times D said “pick up those dogs”: 0
