EXPLORE : Bikepacking North Vancouver Island ~ Episode 06
Channel: Salty Beard Adventures
Date: 2021-12-05

EXPLORE : Bikepacking North Vancouver Island ~ Episode 6

I’m back on the north end of Vancouver Island two months later for this next section of my trip.  The fickle weather of this area will prove a challenge over the next few weeks.  While cycling through adversity is realistic, sometimes, filmmaking is not.  Electronics don’t quite like the rain.  Come along and join me for the next “instalments” of the Explore North Vancouver Island series.  

We start close to where we left off in Episode 5, just north of Woss, at the south end of Nimpkish Lake, on the smaller Anutz Lake, very close to Little Huson Caves.  I will make my way past Atluck Lake, and up the Tahsish River.  Maps sometimes are not entirely updated, and I found this out the hard way while taking a lesser traveled road on the west side of the Tahsish River.  When it came time to get back to the mainline, I discovered the bridge at Cross Creek  was no long there.  I was a chore to cross, thankfully it was a dry creek bed.  If it was any other typical Vancouver Island creek, I would have had to make a 20km detour.   Eventually I made my way to Kathleen Lake, where I had planned to spend following day exploring the area. 

THE ROUTE (as travelled) : https://ridewithgps.com/routes/38134454

FIND ME: 
Instagram: @salty_beard_bikepacking 
Website:  www.saltybeardbikepacking.com

STUFF I use: 

Bike: https://tinyurl.com/y99jmd4k 
Tires: https://tinyurl.com/yc6zdxql
Bags: 
Ortlieb Seat Pack: https://tinyurl.com/y2zajgvo
Revelate Design: https://tinyurl.com/yxh68jsa
(Harness, Jerrycan, Mountain feedbags, Gas Tank)
Frame bag: https://youtu.be/zZqakQVb-sY
Fork Bags: https://youtu.be/3kC9_d2Qrtg
Sleeping: 
 Hennessy Hammock: https://tinyurl.com/y3uczttv
+synthetic under quilt and Therm-a-Rest Chorus down Quilt. 
Water filter: MSR 4L gravity filter 
Stove: Snow Peak GigaPower 
Pots: Snow Peak Mini Solo 2.0
GPS: Wahoo ELEMNT
Navigation: https://ridewithgps.com 

Camera: Apple iPhone 11, GoPro 7 Black
Drone: DJI Mini 2
Editing: DaVinci Resolve 17
Computer:  Mac Mini M1

Music: Epidemic Sound - get a FREE month with this link!
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@ 00:00:11 -- Froot Loops by Jobii
@ 00:02:08 -- Geronimo by Ten Towers
@ 00:05:23 -- Far Away from Home by Johan Glossner
@ 00:09:01 -- Extraterrestrial by Dream Cave
@ 00:11:22 -- Million Years by Sture Zetterberg