Island View Beach
Carl Erland Fern Thompson
Islandview Beach
Date: Saturday, November 12
Meet: 8:45am in west parking lot of Community Centre (Island Savings Centre by the library) to car pool ---then meet at 10am in the first parking lot in the park
Time: 10am-12:45am
Costs: None
Washrooms: two park toilets (two locations in park)
Walking Conditions: almost FLAT with trails 8 feet wide away from beach, and 4 feet wide path along beach-Alll paths hard packed rock and gravel-Beach has high tide of 10.2 feet at 9:38am
Directions: http://www.crd.bc.ca/parks/islandview/index.htm
Cautions: lots of dog poop at side of trails-windy on a calm day, you will get wind burn of some kind-at 7:41pm Tuesday November 3, 40% of showers with sun so dress for the weather
Features: view of Gulf Islands,sandy and gravel beach, wet lands, some pond water/channels
Photo Opportunities: Possible -- pheasents, quail, towhees, crowned sparrows, tbb, hawks, eagles, owls, otters, beaver, mink, wet photographers, dogs, people, Mt Baker, Gulf Islands, sandy beach items, waves
Post Trip Review (coffee): TBA