of 2009 researchers from Vancouver came to Cameron Lake to follow up on repeated sightings of a lake creature. A little further down the road, and centuries-old trees at Cathedral Grove beckon
you to stop once more. T e 301-hectare park has one of the most accessible stands of giant Douglas fi r on Vancouver Island – some as old as 800 years and nine metres in circumference.
Lake Country Continuing on your way to Port Alberni, the scenery along Highway 4 will take
your breath away. You’ll marvel that there are such massive mountains on Vancouver Island, and aſt er the fi rst snow, you’d think you’re traveling through the Rockies. Just past Port Alberni you’ll pass majestic Sproat Lake with 322 kilometres of
forested lakeshore, and enter a winding road that will take you past rivers, craggy bluff s, wild rivers, waterfalls and forests.
Next stop Ucluelet Soon you discover magnifi cent
Kennedy Lake bordered by jutting cliff s and rugged mountains that will trick you into thinking you’ve reached the ocean. But it will be the telltale craggy treetops against the sky that will give away that you’re nearing the open ocean and the end of your odyssey. Finally you make a leſt turn at a fork
in the road and you’re just a few minutes from Ucluelet with its ancient tradition of welcoming others. Ucluelet takes its name from the Nuu-chah-nulth First Nation phrase, Yu-clutl-ahts, “the people with a good landing place for canoes.” A community which once relied upon
fi shing and logging for its livelihood is morphing into an eco-tourism resort town. Ucluelet continues to develop and build its reputation as a fi rst class yet unpretentious resort town. Its small town charm and respect for its heritage are apparent throughout. T e west coast of Vancouver Island is
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as rugged and rough as it is breathtaking, and new developments in Ucluelet are fi nding a way of fi tting into the landscape. One new kid on the block, Black Rock Oceanfront Resort, is an architectural marvel that has been constructed to fi t in with the natural landscape, with expansive spaces, natural light and breathtaking seaward vistas. Set amongst the natural tranquility
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