The helicopter landed delicately, like a bird returning to its nest. My son, Bobby, was riding shotgun: a brave moment for a 9-year-old boy.
Our guide, Jaime Wing Ho, showed us where to step carefully as we navigated rocks, some edged by moss. We struggled to find the few dry, flat surfaces but eventually made our way to a snow-dusted slope.
With zero other hikers there, he could scream to his heart's content, and we could all appreciate feeling so close to nature - and far away from the lodge's creature comforts.
Indeed, one of the benefits of staying at Clayoquot, a seasonal resort on 600 acres where Bedwell Sound meets the Pacific Ocean, is access to off-the-grid locations like our heli-hiking spot.
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