Shipwrecks of British Columbia and More Shipwrecks of British Columbia are two great books that include many of the West Coast Trail shipwrecks. Not only did Fred Rogers write extensively about the history of hundreds of British Columbia shipwrecks, but he found, or rediscovered many of them. With his year of diving experience he even managed to dive the tumultuous, churning water in order to locate the Valencia shipwreck.
West Coast Trail Shipwrecks
Alaskan at 4k Soquel at 5k Sarah at 7k Becherdass-Ambiadass at 8k Michigan at 12k Uzbekistan at 13.8k Varsity at 17.6k Valencia at 18.3k Janet Cowan at 19k Robert Lewers at 20k Woodside at 20.2k Uncle John at 26.2k Vesta at 29k Raita at 33k Skagit at 34.2k Santa Rita at 37k Dare at 39k Lizzie Marshall at 47k Puritan at 48.5k Wempe Brothers at 49.4k Duchess of Argyle at 58k John Marshall at 62.3k William Tell at 64.2 Revere at 69k Cyrus at 75k
West Coast Trail Campsites
Pachena Bay Campground Michigan Creek at 12k Darling River at 14k Orange Juice Creek at 15k Tsocowis Creek at 16.5k Klanawa River at 23k Tsusiat Falls at 25k Cribs Creek at 42k Carmanah Creek at 46k Bonilla Creek at 48k Walbran Creek at 53k Cullite Cove at 58k Camper Bay at 62k Thrasher Cove at 70k Pacheedaht Campground
You get a sense of how brutal that shipwreck must have been when he describes how dangerous it even is scuba diving on a pleasant summer day. He describes getting slammed against the reef and narrowly avoiding sharp obstacles, while his partner in their boat above maneuvers to avoid hitting the reef. So, in addition to the wonderful history of the wrecks, you get a modern look at many of them. Similar to R. Bruce Scott, with Fred Rogers you can sense his passion for the subject and he writes in a way that keeps you reading as if you are in a detective story or treasure hunt. Plenty of pictures bring many of the wrecks to life or at least give you an idea about what you are reading about. A thoroughly fantastic book, Shipwrecks of British Columbia covers in depth several West Coast Trail shipwrecks, including: Lizzie Marshall, Duchess of Argyle, Woodside, Michigan, Mascotte, Wempe Brothers, Janet Cowan, Valencia, Soquel, Santa Rita, Raita, Uzbekistan and many more interesting shipwrecks around Vancouver Island. Shipwrecks of British Columbia can be found online to purchase at several book sellers at a very reasonable price.
More Books About West Coast Trail Shipwrecks
West Coast Trail Shipwreck Books
West Coast Trail A to Z
The West Coast Trail by Day
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