Nitinaht 2015: Road/Camp updates
last sunday the road was largely as nanmoo described (rough, packed and worn, but no potholes), but they were working on it. I passed at grader at one point (closer to nitnat than youbou), and sections that the grader had done varied from butter smooth to great wide gravel speed bumps. They also seemed to have sprayed sections of the road. ... I assume that was to keep dust down... no idea if it was oil, or water, or ?? -Tomgnarf wrote:How's the road? Any updates?
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firepit / firebowl
hhmm, I am planning to stay overnight tomorrow (friday night), will bring my propane firepit ... didn't use it last time as everyone else had campfires. Not the same warmth as a real fire, but good enough for marshmellows and talking etc.
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the Alberni side is decent... Globe you should come out for a drive between Nov.-and March..... then you will know rough
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Road today:
There are worse sections on I5. This is as good as a coastal logging road gets. 10/10.
Weird lack of jellyfish in the lake which seemed odd. But warmest conditions I've experienced on and off the water and it's only early July. Usually there were tickets to ride, but it was difficult to track down the fellow to pay.
Super busy, people already showing up to mark their territory for wind fest.
There are worse sections on I5. This is as good as a coastal logging road gets. 10/10.
Weird lack of jellyfish in the lake which seemed odd. But warmest conditions I've experienced on and off the water and it's only early July. Usually there were tickets to ride, but it was difficult to track down the fellow to pay.
Super busy, people already showing up to mark their territory for wind fest.
Don't forget to bring a towel!
I don't want to argue, but IMHO the road is still pretty badly surfaced at the youbou end and somewhat washboarded at the nitnat side. Yes, the middle is fairly good, but this judge wouldn't score it a 10. One of these days I'm going to take a can of spray paint and spray that damn rock after the first left turn (around km 23)... the one that I finally seem to remember accurately enough that I haven't hit it recently. (only an issue outbound.)
or maybe I've just hit it enough that I can clear it now (e.g. scraped the bottom bits off the van)?
or maybe I've just hit it enough that I can clear it now (e.g. scraped the bottom bits off the van)?
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I'm only claiming It's a 10 for a coastal logging road, where rain and weather constantly work against maintainence to never let them get very good. No rain in months is the major factor why it's so good right now. I drive a ton on logging roads across the entire province for work and they are as bad as they get right here at home, the difference is huge. For instance, If ithe drive to Nitinat were compared to an okanagan mainline that doubled as a community thoroughfare (like say the Christian valley off Hwy 33) it'd score a 5/10, but for the coast I'm still sticking to my 10; which doesn't mean it's perfect, just that you'll never see it better.
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Warmer water, fewer jellyfish, sounds like the work of a few sharks to me. Better watch out moo, now that you're batting for the other side, they prefer kiters, less fiberglass. In one day at Flo 3 of 6 kiters gone in a single chomp.nanmoo wrote: Weird lack of jellyfish in the lake which seemed odd. But warmest conditions I've experienced on and off the water and it's only early July. Usually there were tickets to ride, but it was difficult to track down the fellow to pay.
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