Elk River.

We are back in Victoria after our trip up the coast, on our last day in Campbell River we visited Elk River. This turned out to be one of the best walks we have done, we began on the higher stretch and were lucky to be there when BC Hydro opened the gates on the dam.

 

This resulted in turning the river into a roaring torrent, the site was magnificent.

 

Watching this water rushing through the rocks was worth the trip to Campbell River.

 

I think this is just below the dam, the lake edge was littered with dead fish, the gulls were having a great feast.  Not sure why there was dead fish all around, perhaps they came with the water from the lake and the shear force of the water killed them.

 

The last big drop, from here on it was just a normal fast flowing river.

 

Lovely reflections on the water, hard to believe a couple of hundred metres upstream its a raging torrent.  

We will be in Victoria for the next couple of months, relaxing and catching up on some culture, it will make a change from upping sticks and moving on every few days.