Day 6 - MacMillan Provincial Park
After driving about another 10-15 minutes from Cameron Lake, we reached MacMillan Provincial Park, British Columbia.
In order to protect the giant Douglas firs trees, H.R. MacMillan, a well known British Columbia forester, donated much of his land in 1944 as a park.
There were a number of trails opened on the day we visited the park.
Because of time constraint, we took the shorter one to reach the grove of giant trees and learned a lot about the Cathedral Grove.
The MacMillan Provincial Park is known for the largest and oldest trees in Canada. Some trees are more than 800 years old.
We saw the largest tree in the park which is this Douglas - Fir, over 800 years old, 76 m tall, 9 m round, much taller than the Leaning Tower of Pisa (56 m tall).
This tree was over 300 years old when Christopher Columbus came to North America in 1492.
Douglas-fir is one of Canada's oldest living tree species, it can live up to 1000 years old!
The tree was so large that my hubby and I, with our hands extended, could not even cover half of the diameter of the tree!
Along the trail, there were signs explaining the forest, trees and the different growth on and under the trees.
We have learned a lot from visiting this provincial park:
Do not miss this park if you are driving through the area of Tofino in British Columbia!
R.T.
MacMillan Provincial Park
British Columbia, Canada
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| MacMillan Provincial Park, British Columbia |
After driving about another 10-15 minutes from Cameron Lake, we reached MacMillan Provincial Park, British Columbia.
In order to protect the giant Douglas firs trees, H.R. MacMillan, a well known British Columbia forester, donated much of his land in 1944 as a park.
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| Hiking the trail in MacMillan Provincial Park |
There were a number of trails opened on the day we visited the park.
Because of time constraint, we took the shorter one to reach the grove of giant trees and learned a lot about the Cathedral Grove.
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| The Park is known for the largest and oldest trees in Canada. |
The MacMillan Provincial Park is known for the largest and oldest trees in Canada. Some trees are more than 800 years old.
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| The Big Tree - this Douglas Fir is over 800 years old, the oldest tree in MacMillan Provincial Park |
We saw the largest tree in the park which is this Douglas - Fir, over 800 years old, 76 m tall, 9 m round, much taller than the Leaning Tower of Pisa (56 m tall).
This tree was over 300 years old when Christopher Columbus came to North America in 1492.
Douglas-fir is one of Canada's oldest living tree species, it can live up to 1000 years old!
The tree was so large that my hubby and I, with our hands extended, could not even cover half of the diameter of the tree!
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| We learned a lot from informative signs like this while walking on the trail. |
Along the trail, there were signs explaining the forest, trees and the different growth on and under the trees.
We have learned a lot from visiting this provincial park:
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One things I learned was that a dead tree is useful as it provides nutrients, shelter and a habitat to many other living things.
We also learned about the importance of forests and what is an ancient forest.
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| A fallen/dead tree provides nutrients and shelter to other living things. |
One things I learned was that a dead tree is useful as it provides nutrients, shelter and a habitat to many other living things.
We also learned about the importance of forests and what is an ancient forest.
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| Moss growth on many of the trees in this ancient forest |
The MacMillan Provincial Park is a unique park indeed! I was glad that we had the opportunity of
visiting it.
Do not miss this park if you are driving through the area of Tofino in British Columbia!
R.T.
MacMillan Provincial Park
British Columbia, Canada
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