Tahsis Year Two Visitors 2005

This year in Tahsis was probably the most joyous for me. It had its hardships with work on the cottage and being away from my backyard near Yosemite for four months, but the exploring, making new friends were great and having visitors come from home was awesome. Exploring and bushwhacking the rainforest alone had its challenges. The terrain is so different from Mariposa & Yosemite! The ferns can be above ones head and holes that drop into the unknown including caves can be under those ferns. My leg dropped into one once all the way to my hip! Cougars are hungrier there and when bending over to harvest a shroomie it is common to feel watched by one. Constant warnings from the locals wouldn't keep me from exploring. I have to explore nature and if a cougar enjoyed her meal at my expense, I wouldn't find that a bad way to go.I did bump into a bear in the bushes one day though! Good neighbor Brenda was about the only one who was up for the adventures I enjoyed and she was not often around. Our limited treks together were always a gift.

Ann & Ralph came up from Mariposa!

There were no tortillas to be found, so Ann & I made them for Ralphs fish tacos

Ralph brought home dinner

Me & Ann making dinner or something in the "whimsical" kitchen

Ann & Ralph at Coral Caves

Alex & his Dad led us on a trek towards Rugged Mt.

Caver Ann

Dead Whale at Beano Beach

Clay & Silvie took us to their surf camp at Beano Beach where we stayed in tree houses and saw this dead whale

Ralph going in the tree house

 

Mike & Ralph

Mike and Virginia Mountain took us on their Zodiac to Nootka Island Otters were clustering on the kelp as a storm was brewing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hillary & Ross came all the way from the Bay Area California)

 

At Friendly Cove, we met Mounty Rick

Hillary & Ross                                              

These are his boots!Sigh...

We took the Uchuck to Frindly Cove for a salmon roast

The boys in the band

Mowachaht Muchalaht First Nations

Dancing

Inside Church

Roasting Salmon

Preparing to dance

         Friendly Cove is a 
very spiritual place.
I will do a post on it later on.
 So much beauty.

Hillary & Ross








Bro (Steven) & Julian came from Montery bay area

Kayaking in the giant orange marshmallow

   Around the bend a ways, Julian & I saw a huge bear, golden, not black as the usual Tahsis bears are, ridge along his shoulders. Recently they have found that there are Grizz in the area. You tell me!

Funny book?

                           

 I did a bit of bushwhacking to get to this swimming hole scarfing berries of 14 types along the way.

Sad with friends and family gone and no sign of heading home to Life in My Backyard. Made some wonderful friends there in Tahsis though. I'll feature them later!