Gold River comes in two parts. There's the village, population 1300, and 13 km. farther down the highway, where the river enters
Muchalat Inlet, the tide flats, the docks, and the logging operations. The scene there changes as you turn from left to right, from sleepy and quiet, to a growling, rumbling, pounding busyness.
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| Green water, green hills. The yellower water is the tail end of the tide flats; the ruffled water in the centre is the outflow of the Gold River. |
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| Moving right. A Nootka Air float plane, and the inland arm of the Inlet. |
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| Smokestacks of the Uchuck lll. The name derives from the Nootka word, "Chuck" (approximate pronunciation) meaning "water", or "ocean", depending on the tone. |
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| Log booms, and the outward-bound arm of the Muchalat. |
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| Busy harbour. |
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| Yellow boom boat pushing a log back into position. |
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| And on the far right, the log piling operations. Hungry jaws! |
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