Meet Here Port Alberni

Welcome to the Traditional Territory of Tseshaht First Nation

Welcome to The Traditional Territory of

Celebrating 150 Years

Port Alberni

The Tri-Iconic Challenge

• Canada Day Weekend
• 06.30.17 - 07.03.17
• Port Alberni, BC, Canada

Meet Here 06.30.17

• Hupacasath & Tseshaht First Nations
• Uchucklesaht Tribe & Huu-ay-aht
• Traditional Welcome
• Traditional Foods
• Sockeye Salmon
• Race Packages - Welcome EXPO
• AV Multiplex - home of the Community Owned Alberni Valley Bulldogs

Tri-Iconic Challenge 07.01.17

• Swim on Beautiful Sproat lake
• 100m, 200m & up to 3.8km
• Children, youth, Adults, Tri-Athletes & Ultra Athletes

Petroglyphs

• First Nations Carvings
• Visible then, visible today
• Swim in this area of Klee-Koot Arm - Sproat lake

You may find this on the lake. The Iconic Martin Mars Water Bomber

Watch out for these guys

Harbour Quay - Canada Day Evening
Music, Bands, Food, Fireworks

Tri-Iconic Challenge 07.02.17

• Your Challenge....Beat This to Bamfield
• On a bike
• Gravel road, bumps,
• Awesome Scenery
• 90 kms one way (did we mention hills?) That's what we call them....

This'll work

Sunday, 07.02.17

Your destination

If you ride the Frances Barkley

• No traffic lights
• It's a boat maze
• Sockeye Fishers
• Stunning
• See the Kite-Surfers on the return trip

Bail out here

• China Creek
• You'll see hundreds of boats
• Sockeye Season
• Go ahead, grab a license, catch dinner.

Visit Huu-ay-aht

• Pachena Bay Campground at Anacla
• Near Bamfield
• Near the North End of the West Coast Trail
• Salmon Feast on the beach

Huu-ay-aht welcomes you

Plan well

• Tough bike ride - so have a plan
• Options to Stay in Bamfield
• Stay in Pachena Bay
• Stay at China Creek
• Catch a ride back on the Frances Barkley
• Push yourself and bike back
• Many choices - all wonderful!

Also happening in Bamfield
Music By the Sea

Tri-Iconic Challenge 07.03.17

• The No. 7 challenge
• 10 km to McLean Mill
• 1/2 Marathon -McLean Mill back to Harbour Quay
• Full Marathon - McLean Mill back through Major Trail Network to Harbour Quay

Your Run Starts here. Nice eh! We take it for granted....

McLean Mill - Canada's Only Steam Powered Mill. 10 k ends here. 1/2 and Full Marathon go here and return to Harbour Quay

McLean Mill  A step back in time

These will be at McLean Mill - that's where you're headed.

Closing Ceremonies - Harbour Quay - Port Alberni Monday, 07.03.17 1700h
Tseshaht; Hupacasath; Huu-ay-aht

Benefits of the Tri-Iconic Challenge

• First Nations Cultural experiences
• Multiplex showcased
• Sproat Lake showcased
• Petroglyphs
• Harbour Quay - major focus
• Frances Barkley
• First Nations Fisheries (Somass River)

and more....

• Kite-surfing could be obvious
• China Creek Marina/Campground
• Sproat Lake Provincial Campground
• Bamfield
• Pachena Bay/Anacla
• Martin Mars?
• Steam Train

More yet....

• Classic Car Show
• Speeder
• Alberni Inlet
• Centennial Pier
• Sockeye Season - lots of boats
• McLean Mill