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[*] posted on 8-20-2023 at 09:24 PM
Hi from the other end of the pacific coast.


We live at the south end in BCS so we did a road trip to the north end. Anyone recognize the picture?

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[*] posted on 8-21-2023 at 07:00 AM


Tofino.
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[*] posted on 8-21-2023 at 07:26 AM


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[*] posted on 8-21-2023 at 08:12 AM


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It looked like it was out of business! Tofino was jammed with yuppy tourists. Is BC Hydro giving big EV rebates? There were more Teslas in Vancouver than in LA!
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[*] posted on 8-22-2023 at 05:05 PM


BCS isn't the "south end" of the Pacific coast, nor is Tofino the "north end".
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[*] posted on 8-22-2023 at 08:40 PM


Quote: Originally posted by surabi  
BCS isn't the "south end" of the Pacific coast, nor is Tofino the "north end".


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[*] posted on 8-23-2023 at 08:23 AM


Quote: Originally posted by RFClark  
JD,

It looked like it was out of business! Tofino was jammed with yuppy tourists. Is BC Hydro giving big EV rebates? There were more Teslas in Vancouver than in LA!


Yes, Tofino has become a Yuppie "storm watching" destination and locals now have a hard time finding a place to park to walk the beaches. Annual rainfall tends to be about 3-4 times what we get in Nanaimo annually, so if you want storms, fog banks and rain, this is the place to go on the island. Prince Rupert up the coast further is the wettest city in Canada and you can jump off to Alaska ferries or the ferry back down to the island from there for some interesting circle trips.

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[*] posted on 8-23-2023 at 09:04 AM


Quote: Originally posted by JDCanuck  
Prince Rupert up the coast further is the wettest city in Canada and you can jump off to Alaska ferries or the ferry back down to the island from there for some interesting circle trips.


Stewart/Hyder is an interesting side trip by ferry, or from the Cassiar highway. Shop in Canada...drink in Alaska!




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[*] posted on 8-23-2023 at 01:53 PM


Decades ago we took the BC ferry from Port Hardy to Prince Rupert and drove to Hanes Alaska over what is now BC 37 but was then a dirt loging road.

For the detailed oriented readers. The loging road connected with the Alaskan Hwy near Watson Lake and goes through Hanes Junction BC.
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[*] posted on 8-23-2023 at 02:19 PM


Been there, done that...the dock and yellow house behind that dock is my old house and dock that I had built.
I was fortunate to move to Tofino well before tourism was a thing. It was a fishing and logging town and a beautiful & fun place to live then with a very eclectic population. The weather left alot to be desired and when Americans bought up land there, most of the fun people had to leave as they couldnt affort to live there and taxes skyrocketed...they got on the town council and started bringing in silly bylaws, which is when I bailed. But it was truly beautiful.




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[*] posted on 8-23-2023 at 04:31 PM


Shari,

I first went up there in the early ‘80s. I think it was better then as well!
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[*] posted on 8-24-2023 at 01:06 PM
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[*] posted on 8-24-2023 at 01:45 PM


Quote: Originally posted by chippy  
Tofino.


Back in the 20th century I did a great kayak trip from Tofino northward to hot springs cove and points north. Ate a lot of oysters and clams and muscles, easy picking off the rocks and beaches. Hot springs cove was fairly undeveloped at the time,… it now has park amenities and I think people fly in by float planes to soak. At the time I paddled there we saw no one…




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[*] posted on 8-24-2023 at 01:52 PM


Quote: Originally posted by RFClark  
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Ain’t California great? California Uber alles!




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[*] posted on 8-25-2023 at 02:38 AM


Goat,

California has good scenery, too many people and poor governance. Gas is almost a buck a gallon more than Oregon though not as bad as BC. Did you know they (BC) make bars collect a 10% tax on alcohol in addition to the 5% BC and 7% Federal taxes?
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[*] posted on 8-25-2023 at 07:30 AM


Quote: Originally posted by shari  
Been there, done that...the dock and yellow house behind that dock is my old house and dock that I had built.
I was fortunate to move to Tofino well before tourism was a thing. It was a fishing and logging town and a beautiful & fun place to live then with a very eclectic population. The weather left alot to be desired and when Americans bought up land there, most of the fun people had to leave as they couldnt affort to live there and taxes skyrocketed...they got on the town council and started bringing in silly bylaws, which is when I bailed. But it was truly beautiful.


I totally agree with your assessment. I use to work in the bush near Tofino. It was a great little logging / fishing town with lots of unique characters. Now it is “Little California “. I like to refer to it as the “land of the $8 hot chocolate “.

You have Federal Park attendants walking around with sidearms to make sure you pay your parking fees. They don’t need a sidearm! A shotgun in the truck incase of bear or cougar problems is much logical.

Not really a “ Bajanomad rant type” but your comment set me off. I miss the real Tofino.
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[*] posted on 8-25-2023 at 08:19 AM


I hadn’t been there for 20 years and the Wife had never been there. It’s changed from a place where people went camping on the beach to a “destination”. I didn’t see many “Californians” wondering around. A majority of the plates were BC. I couldn’t see inside the private communities that replaced the beach camping spots though.

The float planes and boats were missing from the harbor and the restaurant down at Long Beach is gone.

This was at the water front! Not, in my opinion an “improvement”!

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[*] posted on 8-26-2023 at 07:09 PM
Sacramento - Rice as far as the eye can see!


Lots of water here.

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[*] posted on 8-27-2023 at 04:03 PM
Lots of snow and water here too!


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