Little Huson Caves and Port Alberni

From the visitors center in Port Hardy, we had learned that there was a big, 'beginner level' cave system just off of the main highways south of Port McNeil. We spent the better part of an afternoon exploring and climbing.

One of the entrances to the cave

Climbing around.

Inside the cave!

Bill climbing above the river

Peaking outside from a tight spot

 Bill, being the more nimble of the two of us, had a much easier time traversing the cave from the inside. I had call it quits at this entrance and walk around to meet him on the other side.

Bill doing more complicated climbing

 When I came around Bill was skirting some slippery rocks and almost through to the other side of the cave

The second entrance to the cave

 The water wasn't that cold and a few times we took off our shoes and rolled up our pants to access different parts of the cave.

Amy's turn!

Conveniently placed log across the river

Lots of rocks to hop across on

 Another couple tipped us off on where to find some spelunking holes to climb down into. We also followed the river further up stream to access other climbs.

After conquering the small crawl space above

Weary from our climb we carried on towards Tofino, On the way was Cathedral Cove, home to some of Canada's largest and oldest Douglass Fir Trees. 

Really big trees

This one was estimated at about 750 years old

Fallen trees take a long time to decompose

As stumps decompose, new trees grow out of them

 We called it a night in Port Alberni. At the visitors center we booked into an RV park campground and spent the rest of the afternoon walking around the town.

Cool tree mural downtown Port Alberni

Downtown Port Alberni