The swirling low couds and fresh snow made for some pretty dynamic lighting conditions
– A. Bryant

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water…
A few Pacific White-sided Dolphiins made a brief appearance…but weren’t very cooperative
– A. Bryant

One…of many…lovely waterfalls along the way
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Some not-very-recent graffiti by the locals… (i.e., First Nations)
– A. Bryant

Mount Churchill looking very imposing indeed
– A. Bryant

A gaggle of Barrow’s Goldeneye taking flight
– A. Bryant

This has got to be one of the nicest swimming pools around…
At Malibu Camp
– A. Bryant

Ho hummm…just another waterfall
– A. Bryant

Ditto. Yawn.
– A. Bryant

Misty, moody and forbidding… It was nice to be on a warm comfortable boat!
– A. Bryant

Approaching Chatterbox Falls
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Young Lady ferns (Athyrium filix-femina )…otherwise known as fiddleheads…yum!
– A. Bryant

The lovely Oval-leaved Blueberry (Vaccinium ovalifolim)
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The enchanted forest at Princess Louisa Marine Provincial Park
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Homeward bound
This is Mount Calder, at 4806 metres ASL
– A. Bryant

There are no words. There just aren’t.
Those tiny waterfalls on the right? Those are Harmony Falls, which drop about 450 metres. I’m calling this a really fine day out.
– A. Bryant

Princess Louisa Inlet & Chatterbox Falls
by Lu Wuthrich, 24 Mar 2018. 

Eleven Naturalists headed up Jervis Inlet to Princess Louisa Inlet and Chatterbox Falls.  It was an amazing spring day and the views of the snowcapped peaks, multiple waterfalls and granite cliffs were pretty spectacular.

We meandered up the coast on the Sunshine Coast Tours boat looking at all the falls and pictographs while our tour guide, Cliff, discussed the history of the Inlet, logging practices and First Nations involvement in the area.  There was a great stop at Malibu Camp; we toured the impressive facility in the middle of the stunning wilderness.

The spring run-off had not really started so Chatterbox Falls was not at its fullest flow, but the park was deserted and picturesque.

The tour began with a wonderful display of a pod of white sided dolphins swimming around the boat and ended with a beautiful very low arched rainbow off the stern as we zoomed home after a great day.

Thanks to Cindy Dalcourt for coordinating this!