Saseenos Galloping Goose Trail - A small parking lot is located just past the veterinary. From there it's a short walk along the Galloping Goose Trail to the pedestrian crossing of Highway 14. The trail continues further (all the way to Victoria) and offers a great view of the Sooke Basin and the Goodridge Peninsula, which appears as an island, and probably was, at one time.

1 of 6 - First sunny day in a while so the small Saseenos parking lot is nearly full today as everyone has ventured out it seems. This lot is usually empty. To begin your walk along the Galloping Goose trail walk in the opposite direction the camera is facing in this photo. You want to walk East past the horse stables.

2 of 6 - Walking eastwards along the old railway line you'll pass the Stickleback Restaurant at Cooper's Cove across Highway 14.

3 of 6 - The Galloping Goose trail dips down to cross Highway 14 at these pedestrian activated signals. For your dog's safety, if he/she has been following you off-lead up to this point, you definitely need to leash him/her before approaching the Highway.

4 of 6 - After crossing Highway 14 the trail continues southerly along the coast past Cooper's Cove. The Goodridge Peninsula is visible with its tall abandoned water tower and an old Canadian minesweeper that has been anchored here for years. Amazingly, one of the last remaining railway telegraph poles and wire still stands by the trail today.

5 of 6 - The old wooden hulled ship seems to list ever more slightly as the years pass. Apparently this is the HMCS Cowichan, a Bangor Class minesweeper that was launched in 1940 at North Vancouver and served the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War in the Battle of the Atlantic and the Invasion of Normandy.

6 of 6 - And the Galloping Goose trail continues eastwards... all the way to Victoria should you be so inclined to continue walking... maybe not... but it would make for a great bike ride. Which reminds me, watch for bicycles as you walk along the trail, they don't always give warning.