The Hike to Botanical Beach

The hike to Botanical Beach took us through forest and along the ocean.

Signs along the trails describe the geology of the area.

About half way there, we left the trail and headed out onto the shore.

There's Botany Bay behind us, off in the distance.

Around this corner we found our first potholes. You may be wondering why we came to BC to see potholes. Surely we've seen our fair share in Calgary.

Well, yeah, but not like these.

When the tide goes out it leaves behind these pools, ground into the sandstone over the millenia by tides and waves pushing and pulling on the rocks.

Purple sea urchins live in hollows in the rock.

We arrived at the main part of Botanical Beach.