Ruckle Provential Park Hike

"Boating in" means no car to get around -- but Saltspring Island has a transit system. We used it today to get to the southern tip of the island and do some hiking in Ruckle Park.

 Here's the family navigator checking the chart -- which trail should we take?

 Along the coast

then through what would normally be a rain forest ( major drought this year ).

Check out this Cedar!  Now that's "Old Growth"!

 Eventually back to the starting point. Originally settled in the late 1800's by the Ruckle family it was eventually donated to B.C. Parks with the proviso that the family could continue to farm the land and they are still at it today.

 Got to check out some of the old farm buildings including this structure from 1887 which was the location of the forge they used to construct farm implements

They have recently reworked the fences around the farm but you still see large sections like this that must date from the same era.