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River Rafting
Sea Kayaking
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Appendix: Getting There
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Seasons in the Sun
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The Critic's Voice
" It’s chock full of tips and maps to help you find your way sans polluting vehicle to outdoor locations in the Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island, the Gulf Islands, the Sunshine Coast, Stein Valley and Manning Park. "
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Common Plantain
What drives the home gardener mad is good news for the outback-bound as common plantain is common indeed. Young leaves can be eaten as is like lettuce while the more mature ones benefit from steaming or boiling like kale or spinach. Chop and season before eating. Common plantain is a good trail-side source of vitamins C, A and K. Much like aloe, a poultice of crushed plantain leaves is said to be a beneficial treatment for burns and insect stings.
Illustration by Manami Kimura
Backpacking
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These treks take over where the day hikes leave off. The Backpacking section of BC Car-Free details 9 major multi-day excursions with a number of variations. Included are three important coastal hikes along Vancouver Island's Pacific Rim and, for the first time in print anywhere, the entire Sunshine Coast Trail: all 175 km of it!
1 Backpacking Checklist Brian Grover 3587
2 Garibaldi Park: Access Brian Grover 2302
3 Garibaldi Park: Garibaldi Lake Brian Grover 3700
4 Garibaldi Park: Black Tusk Brian Grover 2418
5 Garibaldi Park: Panorama Ridge Brian Grover 2141
6 Garibaldi Park: Singing Pass Loop Brian Grover 3292
7 Henrietta Lake Brian Grover 3678
8 Sunshine Coast Trail Brian Grover 3213
9 Sunshine Coast Trail Stage 1: Sarah Point to Malaspina Road Brian Grover 2720
10 Sunshine Coast Trail Stage 2: Malaspina Road to Powell Lake Brian Grover 2383
11 Sunshine Coast Trail Stage 3: Powell Lake to Fiddlehead Farm Brian Grover 2343
12 Sunshine Coast Trail-Stage 4: Fiddlehead Farm to Lois River Brian Grover 2101
13 Sunshine Coast Trail-Stage 5: Lois Dam to Saltery Bay Brian Grover 2153
14 Stein River Valley Brian Grover 2135
15 Stein River Valley-Stein Lower Canyon to Mid-Valley Brian Grover 2568
16 Nicomen Lake Brian Grover 2820
17 Juan De Fuca Marine Trail Brian Grover 4134
18 The West Coast Trail- Introduction Brian Grover 4338
19 The West Coast Trail- Day One Brian Grover 2178
20 The West Coast Trail-Day Two Brian Grover 2198
21 The West Coast Trail-Day Three Brian Grover 2137
22 The West Coast Trail-Day Four Brian Grover 1946
23 The West Coast Trail-Day Five Brian Grover 2338
24 The West Coast Trail- Day Six Brian Grover 1898
25 The Mid-Coast Trail Brian Grover 7180
26 Stein Valley Mini-Traverse Brian Grover 2711
 

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