Day Trip Gold River
August 14, 2016

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A peek at Upper Campbell Lake on the way to Gold River.

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Somebody lost a boot beside the "Welcome to Gold River sign!

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Maybe they were busy looking at this Salmon.

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About 13 km beyond Gold River you reach the Pacific Ocean at the end of Nootka Sound.

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You can go on float plane tours (we didn't).

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A working boat beside the log sort.

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Looking to the left, down the sound.

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To the right there were logs.

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And further right, the landing and saw mill. It didn't appear to be operating.

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More logs. Note the light house in the distance.

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There is also a busy boat launch for pleasure craft to go fishing.

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On the way back we stopped at a view point. We could hear water rushing far below but couldn't see much...

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except lots of trees and mossy rocks.

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Until we discovered that we were supposed to be looking across the road at the waterfall!

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The route to Gold river passes across the end of Strathcona Park.

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A view of Campbell Lake - formed by a Hydro dam on the Campbell River.

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Another look at the lake.

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For much of the trip from Campbell river to Gold River the "view" is of pavement and trees.

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But on a three kilometre side trip to see the hydro dam, there was no pavement, just trees.

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The water was roaring in the flume below the dam.

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Looking up the lake from the hydro dam.

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Sometimes, besides trees and pavement you can see the mountains too!

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