Cribs Creek to Tsusiat Falls – 19.5 kms
Up bright and early to be welcomed by the rain and mist. Really the best way to describe the weather today was heavily fogging out and really wet. I packed up quickly and was on my way and after a few kms grabbed the beach access route. There were some challenging sections with slippery rocks but nothing near as bad as Owen Point. Next up was a beautiful sand beach that seemed to go on forever. Had it been warm and sunny I would have definitely gone in for a swim!.
The trail then enters into Diditat traditional territories (one of the First Nations that live along the trail route). Here the trail actually looked like a real walkable trail which was a nice change of pace. The forest here just seemed magical.
The first stop of the day was at Nitnat Narrows where one can order fresh crab, salmon or halibut. When I say fresh I mean its caught from this tidal river less less than 100 meters from where you eat it. They had a piping hot wood stove and cold beer… life was grand. We crossed the Nitnat river via the ferry where we were greeted by the most challenging mud puzzles yet before hitting the beach route. Along the final stretch to camp we walked with the ocean to our left and towering cliffs to the right. This was suppose to be a 17km section without water sources… maybe later in the season this is true but there was abundant water available all day long.
It has rained all day but fortunately stopped just as we were setting up camp. We were even able to score some dry wood and dry out our water logged feet.
Drank my filtered water directly from a waterfall and went to bed happy.
