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Devil's Club
No, not a place where off-duty satanists hang out. Devil's club is a member of the ginseng family and as such is said to have curative powers for several afflictions. Commonly associated with the word "ouch!" this thorny understory shrub can otherwise be identified by large limp, maple-shaped leaves and a cluster of red berries. In coastal British Columbia devil's club was traditionally used to provide relief from arthritis and rheumatism. As a wilderness food source, young stems of the devil's club can be cooked as greens while the roots can be peeled, rinsed and chewed raw. Devil's club bark was once mixed with various kinds of berries and boiled to make purplish dye for native basketry.
Illustration by Manami Kimura
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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 2439
2 Garibaldi Park: Access Brian Grover 1573
3 Garibaldi Park: Garibaldi Lake Brian Grover 2340
4 Garibaldi Park: Black Tusk Brian Grover 1470
5 Garibaldi Park: Panorama Ridge Brian Grover 1427
6 Garibaldi Park: Singing Pass Loop Brian Grover 2133
7 Henrietta Lake Brian Grover 2202
8 Sunshine Coast Trail Brian Grover 2022
9 Sunshine Coast Trail Stage 1: Sarah Point to Malaspina Road Brian Grover 1551
10 Sunshine Coast Trail Stage 2: Malaspina Road to Powell Lake Brian Grover 1333
11 Sunshine Coast Trail Stage 3: Powell Lake to Fiddlehead Farm Brian Grover 1458
12 Sunshine Coast Trail-Stage 4: Fiddlehead Farm to Lois River Brian Grover 1177
13 Sunshine Coast Trail-Stage 5: Lois Dam to Saltery Bay Brian Grover 1243
14 Stein River Valley Brian Grover 1460
15 Stein River Valley-Stein Lower Canyon to Mid-Valley Brian Grover 1529
16 Nicomen Lake Brian Grover 1683
17 Juan De Fuca Marine Trail Brian Grover 2782
18 The West Coast Trail- Introduction Brian Grover 2710
19 The West Coast Trail- Day One Brian Grover 1499
20 The West Coast Trail-Day Two Brian Grover 1421
21 The West Coast Trail-Day Three Brian Grover 1425
22 The West Coast Trail-Day Four Brian Grover 1315
23 The West Coast Trail-Day Five Brian Grover 1605
24 The West Coast Trail- Day Six Brian Grover 1369
25 The Mid-Coast Trail Brian Grover 4678
26 Stein Valley Mini-Traverse Brian Grover 1537
 

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