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Bull Kelp
Besides being edible, and delicious at that, this gigantic algae had a number of important technological uses for coastal First Nations. The stalks were spliced together to make fishing lines hundreds of metres long. Though brittle when dried the lines could be thus stored indefinitely. Soaking before use would resore pliability and strength suited to hauling halibut from the depths. The hollow stalks could be employed as water conduits as well. Bulb and wide upper stalk were employed in the kitchen as squeeze tubes and storage containers for edible oils. Salves and ointments made of deer fat and other ingredients could be poured in the bulbs as well. Upon hardening the kelp was peeled away leaving a "cake" of skin cream or sun screen
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 2356
2 Garibaldi Park: Access Brian Grover 1536
3 Garibaldi Park: Garibaldi Lake Brian Grover 2239
4 Garibaldi Park: Black Tusk Brian Grover 1403
5 Garibaldi Park: Panorama Ridge Brian Grover 1388
6 Garibaldi Park: Singing Pass Loop Brian Grover 2030
7 Henrietta Lake Brian Grover 2121
8 Sunshine Coast Trail Brian Grover 1954
9 Sunshine Coast Trail Stage 1: Sarah Point to Malaspina Road Brian Grover 1446
10 Sunshine Coast Trail Stage 2: Malaspina Road to Powell Lake Brian Grover 1262
11 Sunshine Coast Trail Stage 3: Powell Lake to Fiddlehead Farm Brian Grover 1392
12 Sunshine Coast Trail-Stage 4: Fiddlehead Farm to Lois River Brian Grover 1113
13 Sunshine Coast Trail-Stage 5: Lois Dam to Saltery Bay Brian Grover 1199
14 Stein River Valley Brian Grover 1405
15 Stein River Valley-Stein Lower Canyon to Mid-Valley Brian Grover 1467
16 Nicomen Lake Brian Grover 1599
17 Juan De Fuca Marine Trail Brian Grover 2636
18 The West Coast Trail- Introduction Brian Grover 2582
19 The West Coast Trail- Day One Brian Grover 1447
20 The West Coast Trail-Day Two Brian Grover 1356
21 The West Coast Trail-Day Three Brian Grover 1376
22 The West Coast Trail-Day Four Brian Grover 1263
23 The West Coast Trail-Day Five Brian Grover 1544
24 The West Coast Trail- Day Six Brian Grover 1321
25 The Mid-Coast Trail Brian Grover 4478
26 Stein Valley Mini-Traverse Brian Grover 1450
 

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