Nootka Island Trail~Days 1-2 | Flying Into Vancouver Island’s Wild Coast

Nootka Island Trail Ep.1 | Flying Into Vancouver Island’s Wild Coast Reaching the Nootka Island Trail isn’t simple. The journey begins with a long drive north through Vancouver Island, followed by a Seaplane flight into one of the wildest coastal landscapes in the Pacific Northwest. In Part 1 of this series, we fly with Nootka Air to Starfish Lagoon and begin trekking south along the rugged Nootka Island coastline. Along the way we encounter a coastal sea wolf, navigate muddy forest trails and rope climbs, and camp along misty beaches before reaching the beautiful camp at Calvin Falls — where we celebrate my mom turning 75 on the trail. The Nootka Island Trail is one of the most remote coastal hikes in Cascadia, where temperate rainforest meets the Pacific Ocean and wildlife still moves freely between forest and sea. Location: Nootka Island, British Columbia Distance covered in this episode: 12 km Route: Starfish Lagoon → First Beach → Calvin Falls THE KILTED HIKER I’m Jameson — The Kilted Hiker. This channel explores the wild corners of the Cascadia Bioregion through hiking, packrafting, Overlanding and slow adventure. New adventures across Washington, the Salish Sea, and the greater Cascadia wilderness. Website: https://thekiltedhiker.com Music in this video written by Jameson 00:00 - 00:48 Introduction 00:48 - 04:10 Getting to Gold River 04:10 - 07:45 Seaplane to Nootka Island 07:45 - 12:08 Hike to First Beach 12:08 - 14:56 Evening Camp/Morning Seawolf 14:56 - 29:00 Hike to Calvin Falls 29:00 - 30:39 Camp at Calvin Falls #NootkaIsland #NootkaTrail #Cascadia #PacificNorthwestHiking #floatplaneadventure #Backpacking