Rhyolite Cove to Warp Bay

Sep 10, 2021

Another nice day, where we spent the first three hours hiking along the coast trail with mostly mellow terrain. A few scrambles were found along the rocky sections, but for the most part we were in the woods going up a couple of small hills with nice lookouts. We met one south bound trail runner who was attempting the entire trail in a single day. We wished him luck and told him that he had better get moving instead of chin wagging with us since it was now mid-morning.

A suspended erratic

Garbage or part of the "backcountry museum"?

At Gargantua Bay we stopped at the car to restock our bags with food for the next two days. We had lunch on the beach at one of the many campsites along here and then spent the next while hiking a tree tunnel for the eight kilometers to Warp Bay. Along the Gargantua river there was a pretty waterfall which provided an exploration and photography break. One more kilometer of hiking down the river brought us to Warp Bay where there are five campsites. The first one at the mouth of the river was stunningly beautiful and unoccupied, so we figured there was no reason to explore the others.

Restocking in a lot filled with a lot of Toyotas

Sand walking in Gargantua Bay

Easy forest walking for miles on end

Waterfall along the Gargantua River

View from our camp at Warp Bay

Two of my favorite B's. Beer and Books.

Hiking time: 6.5 hours

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