We sometimes stay on one of the Gulf Islands and hike all of the trails over a few days.    On a holiday on Galiano Island we hiked the trails to Mt. Galiano, the highest point on the island.   The trails are on the southwest corner of the long island.

We hiked through the cedar – hemlock forest to the top of the hill.

As we emerged to a series of viewpoints, we looked down on Active Pass with Mayne Island not far away (1.5 km) to the south.

Active Pass is the main navigation corridor in the Southern Gulf Islands and we observed several boats, including some ferries as we hiked the trails.

From the highest viewpoint we could see a number of islands to the southwest – Prevost Island, Pender Islands, Salt Spring, and Portland and Moreseby Island just off the coast of the Saanich Peninsula.

To to the south, the sun was shining over the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

We hiked the trails on Mount Galiano (about 9 km) and returned to our vehicle before heading over to do another hike on the island. We have stayed on a number of Gulf Islands to hike and paddle – Galiano, Saturna, Mayne, Pender Islands, Salt Spring, Cortes, and Wallace – and we plan to continue to explore more islands in the future.