Shuttleworth Bight to Laura Creek
Distance: 12km
Time: 6.5 hours
Weather: Misty but warm(ish)
Trail: Lots of cobblestone beach walks, some scrambling through forested sections
Photos: My Northcoast Trail Flickr Set
We ran into two park rangers half way through the day's hike who mentioned that this is the most tedious section of the trail. Technically, it's not that difficult, but most of the walk is comprised of cobblestone beach walking, slippery in spots and hard on the ankles.
That said, the views were still stunning. For the first time since we began the hike, the early morning mist never quite burned off, so we came across a lot of the mist-shrouded, rocky coast and crashing waves landscape scenes that are often associated with Western Canada's coastline.
Laura Creek was my least fav of the campsite beaches on the walk - very buggy with mounds of fishy smelling seaweed everywhere. It didn't help that our trip coincided with the highest tide of the year. We actually had to move our tent at 10pm to avoid getting swept away by the surf.
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