Happy Birthday
Strathcona Park
BC's Very First Park turned 100 on March 1 2011
Vancouver Island's Canada
The Milla Lake view is the
reward you receive for your hard work in hiking to the summit
of Comox Glacier in the southeast corner of the Strathcona park.
Strathcona Park is the
oldest and biggest park on Vancouver Island. and in my view, it has the best
hiking on the island.
Alpine country buried under lots of snow
The Valleys snow conditions Clear of
snow(patchy if found)
Spring and Summer will most likely be several
weeks late to the high country &
Summer might not come at all to some spots within the park this year
all the snow this winter 2010/11 should help the island's glaciers
or at best a minor reprieve
A few FACTS
Strathcona Park is the oldest park in British Columbia and biggest park on Vancouver Island and was BC's
first Provincial park founded back in 1911 on March 11 of that year.
The park is 245,807 hectares in area and has the highest mountain on the island, Golden Hinde (2205m)
along with several others lofty peaks
also, within the park's boundaries we have Della Falls(440m) the highest falls in Canada.
only one road (Westmin Rd.)into the heart of
the park and that's it to that eyesore of a mine, Myra Mine(the old Westmin mine). a few logging roads get get into the park when parts
were illegally removed
Thanks again to Bill Schjelderup
for the use of his
Strathcona Park
backpacking pictures.
larger map
