July 14, 2012: Toba Bay Wildernest to Galley Bay
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| View from Toba Wildernest bluff trail. |
We knew this was as far
afield this trip as we could go, and it was time to begin our return to
Everett. If we had it to do over
again, no question we’d make more time to explore the pristine Toba Inlet
wilderness area.
There was still time to make
a brief bluff hike and take a shower before we left. Despite a bluff point closer to 120 degrees than 360 degree radius, the
turquoise green waters offered a pleasing bird’s-eye-view. After that sweaty hour-long hike, the hot
waterfall of a shower was glorious, and worth every penny.
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| Toba Inlet to Homfray Channel |
Exiting Wildernest, we enjoyed the lovely
cascades that lined the surrounding Coast
Mountains peaks, soaring from the tideline to heights of 7,875 feet…
disappearing in the distance.
We headed down Homfray Channel.
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| Ancient pictographs (?) etched in red |
We
were able to successfully spot the native pictographs Kyle suggested we keep an
eye out for. They seemed awfully
bright and clear for something supposedly left behind by natives, presumably
some time long ago.
Basking in another warm sunny afternoon with relative privacy, we were in no rush to rejoin civilization. We hove to
(drifted, safely) for a bit to savor it, while we still could. After our brief romantic interlude, we
approached Galley Bay. A brisk wind built as we made way to the slender bay.
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| Galley Bay anchorage; we were grateful for our stern anchor |
DreamSpeak Guidebook again
offered colorful history and inadequate anchoring guidance. We eventually picked out a tight, but
comparatively sheltered anchorage point. It was windy enough for us to set both
a bow and stern anchor, convinced it was necessary for a sound sleep. It was the only time this trip we anchored
and did not go ashore.
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