West coast winters are extraordinary
Winter is different here on the west coast where k̓ʷiis (snow) is rare but Nature’s wonder is ever-present and sets the pace. Where ocean tides run to extremes from zero to king Tides for low-tide beach exploring and active water play. Where witnessing balletic surfers dance across epic winter waves and storms sashay across technicolour skies…
Embrace the Ocean
by Erin Linn McMullan “And you always give back to the land, give back to the ocean, to the river, to the environment. So that it will always be plentiful. It’ll always be there.” —kaamatḥ Levi Martin In Belonging in Indigenous Lands: Resurgence, Reciprocity, and Environmental Stewardship in the Tla-o-qui-aht Tribal Parks (2026). The Pacific Ocean…