Chasing Clayoquot is an exploration of one of the Earth's last primeval, untouched places: Clayoquot Sound. This complex, extraordinary spot on the far coast of Vancouver Island includes every imaginable landscape, from open ocean to alpine tundra, not to mention one of the last pieces of old-growth temperate rainforest, home to some of the world's largest trees.
As Barry Lopez did with the north in Arctic Dreams, award-winning writer David Pitt-Brooke approaches this magical place by taking the reader on 12 journeys, one for each month of the year. Each journey covers one outstanding natural event: winter storms in January, whale-watching in April, the salmon spawn in October.
Chasing Clayoquot is a political book and a book about nature. But much more, it is a beautifully written exploration of an extraordinary environment, a natural cathedral that attracts close to a million visitors a year.