Beachcombing VII

Beachcombing on the West Coast of Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwaii)

 

My niece happily displays the results of an early morning beachcombing expedition on the steep beaches and in the deep mosses and root systems of windblown, stunted trees fringing the beaches near Hippa Island, just off the west coast of Moresby Island, Haida Gwaii. The mighty waves of the Pacific Ocean fling treasures from the ocean into the protective vegetation of the west shores of Haida Gwaii.  Just like the salmon, halibut, cod, killer whales, eagles, porpoises and sea lions in the area, the shells are hardy and weathered.  Exploring this remote area offers the spiritual sense of creating the first footsteps ever in an ancient and rugged land.