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Blue Grouse Mine
Finding the Blue Grouse Mine is another outing that I would call exploring rather than hiking. Although this does follow a logging road for half of it, this 7 kilometer hike is full of bushwhacking and staying off the beaten path. While I never actually found the mine by following the online coordinates, I did find a stunning, unobstructed view of the entire town of Youbou from across the Cowichan Lake. Somewhere near Gordon Bay is the hidden mine and I hope to find it next time I go looking.