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S1 • E2 Sep 2, 2006Just south of the Alaskan panhandle, British Columbia's North Coast is a maze of forested islands and winding sea channels, with little evidence of human development to be seen for hundreds of miles. Every summer, the King Pacific Lodge is floated by tugboat through this wilderness and moored to an island inhabited only by black bears and bald eagles. With no roads to the lodge, host Chris Turner instead takes a floatplane to the front door, and sets up base camp for a few days of adventure and good eating! First up is a hike through the surrounding rainforest, where wild berries and mushrooms line the established bear paths. The old-growth trees here can exceed 1500 years in age. A kayak excursion to neighboring Campania Sound is next, where Chris and his guide keep a lookout for orcas and Dall porpoise. The lodge's chef, Jonathan Chovancek, has his own ideas of exploration that involve wading, knee-deep, into tidepools and giving Chris his first taste of sea urchin, directly from the ocean. Back at the lodge, Chef uses urchin to finish his salmon soup, which is enhanced by edamame and alaria seaweed.
