Walt Hill Hut
The place
Walt Hill Hut in Vancouver Island Regional Park, Powell River/Lund sector (British Columbia, Canada), at 972 m altitude, Coast Mountains slope. Continuous Canada BC Sunshine Coast cluster (batches 200-347). A rustic hut in the volunteer-run PRPAWS network (Powell River Parks and Wilderness Society, maintaining the 180 km Sunshine Coast Trail via Walt Hill, 1136 m, the iconic summit overlooking the Sunshine Coast Trail with views of the Salish Sea/Vancouver Island), a zone of Thuja plicata giant red cedar + Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas fir + Tsuga heterophylla western hemlock, heritage of the Tla'amin (a Coast Salish people, Sliammon Nation, self-governance constituted as an independent government entity in 2016 following a treaty ending 30 years of negotiations, 1985-2016).
The setting
Vancouver Island Regional Park Powell River/Lund BC Canada 972 m Coast Mountains, continuous cluster batches 200-347, volunteer-run PRPAWS Sunshine Coast Trail 180 km Walt Hill 1136 m iconic view Salish Sea/Vancouver Island, Thuja plicata red cedar + Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas fir + Tsuga heterophylla hemlock, Tla'amin Sliammon self-gov 2016 treaty 30 years 1985-2016.
