

Lessons from Avatar Grove
April 2, 2020 In September 2019, Larry and I took a trip to Port Renfrew, a very small town on Vancouver Island, BC. It was our second visit to this tiny site, our second stay in a yurt at Soule Creek Lodge. It is one of my favorite places in the world. On our last day, we sought out Avatar Grove, an old growth forest that is within the traditional territory of the Pacheedaht First Nation and is home to a tree known as "Canada's Gnarliest Tree." Not sure of the age of this