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September 16, 2024 WaHooBoo

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Note: BC Car-Free was published in 1999 and much of the content is woefully out-of-date. Use it to discover opportunities to explore but verify logistics like transportation schedules, outfitters and so on with a web search before heading out.

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CKNW

"Are you nuts, man!"

- Sterling Fox & Bob Say; CKNW Weekend Edition

Au Naturel

Salal

Though not a popular trail-side snack in modern times, salal berries are not only edible, they are quite tasty. Perhaps the “hairiness” of the berries or the grainy texture imparted by their many, tiny seeds is a turnoff to jaded modern palettes. Being plentiful throughout the coast, salal berries were an important component of pre-European diets hereabouts. Aboriginal groups generally consumed salal berries directly from the bush or processed them into a kind of fruit leather for storage. These cakes were then reconstituted with water and served mixed with the omnipresent oolichan grease. An acquired taste, no doubt. The deep purple colouring of the berries found use in dying baskets. Salal berries are presently used primarily in jams and pies. The bright, leathery foliage is commercially harvested for use in floral displays world-wide.

Illustration by Manami Kimura

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  • Backpacking
  • Birding
  • Camping
  • Canoeing
  • Cave Exploring
  • Cycle Touring
  • Cycling
  • Getaways
  • Hiking
  • Horseback Riding
  • Kayaking
  • River Rafting
  • Salmon Watching
  • Spelunking
  • Whale Watching

Comments

  • Buntzen on Buntzen Lake: Lindsay Lake Loop
  • Ride on! on San Juan Islands – Orcas Island
  • Bootup on Backpacking Checklist
  • Peanut on BC CAR-FREE
  • Grover on BC CAR-FREE
  • Buck Naked on BC CAR-FREE

Exploring Southwestern British Columbia without a Car

  • Intro
  • Day Hiking
  • Backpacking
  • Cycle Touring
  • Getaways
  • Horseback Riding
  • Whale Watching
  • Salmon Watching
  • Birding
  • Cave Exploring
  • River Rafting
  • Sea Kayaking
  • Canoeing
  • Appendix


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