1908_8947 The Beach at Cluxewe
Cluxewe is a resort on First Nations Kwakwaka'wakw (or Kwakiutl) land that includes an excellent restaurant, cabins, and a campground. From the tenting area - which has its pros and a few major cons depending on which site you get - a long gravel spit leads to the mouth of the Cluxewe River, seen here in morning fog. The beach is pristine. Litter is almost non-existent. Walk it early in the morning and you will almost certainly be alone. To the seaward side is Broughton Strait; to the left, across a small hump of land, is the Cluxewe River and estuary. You may see eagles, loons, sandpipers, seals, herons, mink, and waterfowl. Two huge, old tree stumps guard the beach. I loved the textures, the growth lines embedded in the weathered wood, and the new growth springing out of the old.
Photographed on the wild, foggy coast of Vancouver Island, BC (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission © 2019 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
1908_8947 The Beach at Cluxewe
Cluxewe is a resort on First Nations Kwakwaka'wakw (or Kwakiutl) land that includes an excellent restaurant, cabins, and a campground. From the tenting area - which has its pros and a few major cons depending on which site you get - a long gravel spit leads to the mouth of the Cluxewe River, seen here in morning fog. The beach is pristine. Litter is almost non-existent. Walk it early in the morning and you will almost certainly be alone. To the seaward side is Broughton Strait; to the left, across a small hump of land, is the Cluxewe River and estuary. You may see eagles, loons, sandpipers, seals, herons, mink, and waterfowl. Two huge, old tree stumps guard the beach. I loved the textures, the growth lines embedded in the weathered wood, and the new growth springing out of the old.
Photographed on the wild, foggy coast of Vancouver Island, BC (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission © 2019 James R. Page - all rights reserved.