Venture to Haida Gwaii
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- čas přidán 7. 08. 2011
- In July 2011, Venture visited Haida Gwaii, a group of Islands previously called the Queen Charlottes, north of Vancouver Island. Here we spent time in the uninhabited Gwaii Haanas national park which is accessible only by boat or float plane.
1978 was when I was working on Langara Island, I and my boss Bob where constructing the first Tsunami detection hut. I read that a violent storm took that out, and another was constructed further inland. This was a time I don't ever want to forget, it was a truly incredible experience.
Mr. Fleming - I have been enjoying the videos you have made. To me, they are of the most top quality and your narration makes them all the better. Thank you for these wonderful glimpses into life on the water. I will probably never get the opportunity to cruise like you have, so thank you for sharing your travels with us and giving us fodder for our dreams.
Thank you so much for your wonderful comments. Making these videos is a hobby for me and it is very rewarding when I learn that they give vicarious pleasure to people such as yourself.
I live here. I'm Native to Haida Gwaii, making me a Viking of the northwest.
Nathaniel White I have dreamt living here...and wonder if it's actually something possible. I am a reiki practitioner and holistic therapist, and dream of truly connecting with the land and finding a quiet and simple peace. ...is relocating here something practical or no ?
Do you kno Taylor Washington?.
I visited the island, looking for magic and tranquility and I found it there. I stayed in Masset and visited Old Masset and Naikoon provincial park. I only regretted not having access to coastal area with remnants of Haida totem poles. Still, it was unforgettable vacation for me. Thank you for sharing your video.
the decaying villages had a very spiritual feel to them... sad, peaceful, but life was everywhere... it only took a different form.
haunted...in a good way
Hi. Thank you for all of your videos. You have inspired me. Last spring 2016 I started watching all of your videos. My husband and I always talked about going but it was wishful thinking. After watching your trip I started talking about really doing this. This July my family will be going to the island for 1.5 week. We will be taking the BC Ferry which is a 7 hr trip from prince Rupert. Your voyage has given me the confidence to not just watch but to go to the places that I have dreamed of seeing. A big thank you.
Thank you , your videos are the best ever and your voice priceless ! Thanks for sharing
Mr Fleming I have recently been very sick but I am better now and so very grateful to tag along with you on your sea faring adventures once again. I am always amazed at the footage of the wild and beautiful places you visit. Love and best wishes from Kentucky, USA.
I am so glad you are feeling better. I hope that the video helped you relax.
Another good one! Gorgeous scenery... I gather it rains a lot from all the luscious moss!
Beautiful video.
quite a nice area Haida Gwaii. One day i`d like to sail around there a bit maybe.
Thanks for sharing Mr. Fleming:). Respect.
What an amazing landscape!!
Incredible journey and such a beautiful corner of world. Thanks for sharing.
Watching these videos, done with the same slow and deliberate pace as the PBS Series "Nature", I find that I am enveloped in the beauty, and want to go to these places - preferably on a Fleming 65 with Chris at the helm!
Beautiful! I hope to make this trip one day!
Incredible!! A friend and I have a trip planned for 11 days, near the end of August- What a Spiritual journey it will be! :)
Reminds me of my childhood! How Beautiful...Thanks to those who keep our Mother Earth so Plentiful & to those who VideoBiOgraphy Her
~ peace!
beautiful and inspirational.
Very beautiful... I am a resident of British Columbia where nature is pristine and inspirational. Nicole Dargere - author
Making the trip with school soon, lucky to live in beautiful BC for sure!
this makes me proud to be haida :)
Beautiful and informative. Thanks!
Nice!
Haida Gwaii is very beautiful
Excellent video and excellent commentary - so much better than the ethnocentrism of Rick Mercer.
Off of British Columbia coast. Lots of rain, everything moss covered at 4:20. Float plane picks them up at yacht at 7:50. Thanks.
Absolutely beautiful place! What is that guy loading into a red case at 7:14 mark?
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whats the type of music called that the music in background is with the flute
Exquisite footage and fine commenting (as per usual!), from parts once visited _never_ leaves ones mind! . . . . . .
Scotland of the Pacific!
Scotland, Ireland and Wales would all look like Haida Gwaii if man did not chop down the temperate rainforests.
we are making a trip down there and that's why I'm youtubing to see exactly what national parks I want to go to in British Columbia this came up as one of the top 10 best places would you be able to give me an approximation of how much it was to rent The Watcher and the boat and the plane and to pay the people to take you hiking that know the place what that kind of cost and how do you find these people through online
How is it for Sasquatch encounters? any locals care to comment
+Primordial Om I grew up in Terrace. There is an island in the Douglas Channel called "Monkey Beach". It has that name because the Haida say that Sasquatches live there. Traditionally the natives would fish from their boats there but not land on the island because of the sasquatches. There are so many little islands and inlets that are only accessible by boat. I think, as Jane Goodall the famous biologist who studied chimpanzees also does, that sasquatches are a real animal that hasn't been "discovered" yet. People always ask why no one has caught one yet. Sasquatches have extremely good vision, hearing and a sense of smell. They are good at hiding. Why hasn't anyone found any remains? When's the last time you saw a rotten bear carcass in the bush? As soon as an animal dies it is scavenged by wolves and/or other animals. There is nothing left in no time. Even if that weren't the case, it is so wet and humid there that any dead animal rots very quickly. Also, animals' instict is to be stealthy and hide. When they get old and sick or when they feel the onset of death, they hide. They don't die out in the open.
I'll be back!
Hello FlamingYachts,
Many thanks for your beautiful video. Have you travelled to the west coast of Haida Gwaii? I have heard that much tsunami debris from 2011 has washed ashore. If you have been there, can you tell me how are the people, flora, fauna? I am concerned about the future of all life in the area because of Fukushima NPP continuing to spew radioactive elements into our one world's ocean.
Peace to you and yours,
LizzyD
Sorry for misspelling, no one wants a flaming yacht. Very bad spell check and too late a night. Much apologizes.
No worries about Flaming Yachts! No, we did not visit the west coast of Haida Gwaii. We made the mistake of not allowing enough time, and weather is always a factor on the exposed west coast. I have been told that it is very beautiful. I doubt very much whether there are many people on the west coast - at least on the southern island which is almost 100% a reserve with limited access. There may well be debris washed ashore from the tsunami but last summer we went up the west coast of Vancouver Island and in the summer of 2013 went up the exposed west coast of SE Alaska to Prince William Sound and never saw a single piece of debris from the tsunami. From what I have read, any residual radio-activity that makes it across the Pacific from Japan should be diluted to the extent that it should represent no threat. In my opinion, a much greatr threat to people and the environment - including Haida Gwaii - will come from the plan to run tankers carrying dirty oil and nasty chemicals inland to and from Kitimat to the Hecate Strait which is relatively shallow and subject to violent weather during the winter months. Any spills in this area would be catastrophic.
Lizzy inA Tizzy Hello Lizzy, I live here in Haida Gwaii and have seen the debris so I wanted to respond. My friends, who are also concerned for the land, travel weekly to clean up debris. Here is a link to their go fund me page, where they post regular updates, and before and after photographs. I think it is important to add that when they clean a beach and come home with that overflowing truck, the very next week, the beach has filled up again with garbage. They are trying to secure funding from our government, but so far without success. Whether you donate or not is completely up to you, but for me the most important thing is to raise awareness, so thank you for asking. www.gofundme.com/noutx0
SuperMintyFresh
Thank you for your response and for endless efforts to clean the beaches. Please be very careful!! My concern is that you do not get harmed by the toxic chemicals and all those "things" that may be present. Please post the Go Fund Me comment at ENENEWS.COM. There are many good people on this site who understand the danger you face and will be more than happy to help. Good Luck and peace to you,
Lizzy
"Mandatory orientation"? sounds very 1984
This was instilled as a "cultural and natural preservation technique" in a co-operative agreement between the Haida People and the Canadian Parks Service when Gwaii Hannaas National Park was established after a landmark long, difficult, and at times near-violent Environmental and Native People's Rights battle between the Preservation Advocates and a ruthless, powerful, entrenched and well-connected-to-gov't LOBBY of wealthy and often foreign-owned timber companies, who wanted to log the massive, ancient trees, many 250 feet high and 10 feet thick at the base, and otherwise DEVASTATE the south island like they had done and continue to do to much of this coast since 1900 without ANY CONCERN for ANYONE or ANYTHING but THEMSELVES and their PROFIT MARGIN.
Sounds like you don't understand how our White Settler take anything you see from beaches, woods and life forms has been destroying the natural habitat, not to forget how the bones of ancestors placed in ceremonial totem poles were stolen and REMAIN stolen from museums & Priests from around the world; which remain hidden away in their storage cellars for WTF insane reason of No Reason at all. The Haida Nation got back some remains from the New York Museum in 2006.
As well, Haida Gwaii is Haida peoples lands, never ceded and so they bloody well can say & do as they wish & need to protect their lands, waters, air & peoples. So shove off with any & all privileged attitudes as if you or I deserve full access to continue pillaging & destroying & killing every gift CREATOR has given the world. Haida Gwaii is precious gem we want to preserve and protect by learning about it in videos.