December 20, 2020
My preferred time to visit this place is after heavy rainfall.
I always follow the Garbage Mountain Bike Trail, which is the trail on the left side of the yellow gate. Be mindful of bikes.
"The last trail" was its original name, but hooligans came and put up a sign "GARBAGE" because the trail was rough.
Following a junction on the left leads to Recycle Mountain Bike Trail.
This trail reaches an abandoned forest road, the Woodland Walk Trail.
It follows a clearing underneath a set of BC Hydro power lines.
You can continue and follow the signs for Woodland.
In my case, I prefer to follow the Hammer Bike Mountain Trail. It is the second trail after passing Prichard Creek.
This place provides an environment for reflection.
We have relied on forests for food, medicine, and building materials for many thousands of years.
Forests have likewise provided sustenance and shelter for countless species over the eons.
The colonization of land by plants between 425 and 600 million years ago, and the eventual spread of forests, helped create a breathable atmosphere with the high level of the oxygen we continue to enjoy today.
Eventually, you will reach an abandoned logging road, go left, and follow it while looking for the Sawblade Falls sign.
The trail goes all the way down to the bottom of Sawblade Falls.
Space is limited, but there are great views of Coho Creek pouring over the forty-foot falls.
As you begin to backtrack, almost immediately on the old road, there is a trail on the right side for the upper section of Woodland Walk.
This trail leads to a junction, the right path is a steep descent towards Woodland Falls.
Galerina marginata is an extremely poisonous fungus species. It causes liver damage with vomiting, diarrhea, hypothermia, and eventual death if not treated rapidly.
On the return, you follow the lower loop. It passes an enormous stump from the extensive logging done to this forest long ago.
In BC, the decimation of old-growth forests has occurred over the last 150 years and is now 26% of the original coverage. That is approximately the size of Croatia.
