It’s truly remarkable that for over half a century, the remains of a tragic military jet crash still resides at this location despite the many visitors. Out of respect for the pilots that perished, the memorial reminds hikers “do not take anything.” The humid, short summers in Canada’s coastal rain forest, combined with the copious amounts of winter snow in the region are the perfect recipe for corrosion. The debris stands as a true testament to the resiliency of aircraft aluminum as moss, mushrooms, and decaying leaf litter engulfs the…
