Backpacking - BC Car-Free Outdoor Portal - Take a Walk on the Wild Side

Since the Dogwood is the provincial flower in British Columbia, "bunch berry," is a protected species. Following pollination and fruiting, dwarf dogwood produces a bunch of bright red berries, hence the name. Bunch berry berries are edible either raw or cooked though they are not particulary tasty. They have further been used both internally and externally to counteract natural toxins from mushrooms, poison ivy and even bee stings. Dwarf dogwood is a perennial and a perennial favourite with hikers as this low ground cover will be found along most forested footpaths on the coast. The white petal-like mane surrounding the central flower are actually specialized leaves called bracts.

Illustration by Manami Kimura

Backpacking

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	3595
2	Garibaldi Park: Access	Brian Grover	2309
3	Garibaldi Park: Garibaldi Lake	Brian Grover	3721
4	Garibaldi Park: Black Tusk	Brian Grover	2428
5	Garibaldi Park: Panorama Ridge	Brian Grover	2145
6	Garibaldi Park: Singing Pass Loop	Brian Grover	3303
7	Henrietta Lake	Brian Grover	3694
8	Sunshine Coast Trail	Brian Grover	3223
9	Sunshine Coast Trail Stage 1: Sarah Point to Malaspina Road	Brian Grover	2729
10	Sunshine Coast Trail Stage 2: Malaspina Road to Powell Lake	Brian Grover	2393
11	Sunshine Coast Trail Stage 3: Powell Lake to Fiddlehead Farm	Brian Grover	2356
12	Sunshine Coast Trail-Stage 4: Fiddlehead Farm to Lois River	Brian Grover	2114
13	Sunshine Coast Trail-Stage 5: Lois Dam to Saltery Bay	Brian Grover	2165
14	Stein River Valley	Brian Grover	2140
15	Stein River Valley-Stein Lower Canyon to Mid-Valley	Brian Grover	2575
16	Nicomen Lake	Brian Grover	2832
17	Juan De Fuca Marine Trail	Brian Grover	4157
18	The West Coast Trail- Introduction	Brian Grover	4360
19	The West Coast Trail- Day One	Brian Grover	2186
20	The West Coast Trail-Day Two	Brian Grover	2207
21	The West Coast Trail-Day Three	Brian Grover	2148
22	The West Coast Trail-Day Four	Brian Grover	1953
23	The West Coast Trail-Day Five	Brian Grover	2346
24	The West Coast Trail- Day Six	Brian Grover	1904
25	The Mid-Coast Trail	Brian Grover	7208
26	Stein Valley Mini-Traverse	Brian Grover	2720

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