Abandoned BC: Exploring Sooke

NOTE: I have been made well aware that I mispronounced SOOKE throughout the video and am forever sorry. I will never live it down! SORRY TO EVERYONE IN THE ENTIRE WORLD

I am a local and have been to all the hiking spots in the video multiple times! Nice video. The correct pronunciation of Sooke rhymes with duke or toque 😉 (the “soo” part is pronounced as “sue”)

Hull made from wood because some mines are magnetic!

Hey This is where I grew up! cool video. It's not Called Suhk its pronounced T'sou-ke, come from the coastal salish word for stikle back fish or fish with spines. There's a endless amount of cool stuff there. There's actaully a bunker from ww2 in East Sooke that was part of the costal defense against Japan.

I moved out to Sooke City from Victoria on April fools day of 1981 and been here ever since.I earned a living as a baker in the grocery store . Enjoyed fenominal salmon fishing! CHEERS

That beach you were on was where I, as an RCN Able Seaman once woke up in 1963 after an all night booze fest with a bunch of fellow shipmates. We hauled coolers and 24's onto that beach and partied into the wee hours only to wake up and find seal lions had come ashore to snooze within yards of where we were sleeping off our bender. On the way out, one of our number slipped off a fallen log traversing a deep ditch and landed on his back over a huge rock. Picture a bunch of drunks manhandling a guy with a suspected broken back into the back of a 54 Ford and beating feet back to HMCS Naden base hospital. He was admitted and slept off the booze with no more damage than a huge bruise. God looks after fools an drunken sailors.

"Sook you did not suck" is sure not the best quote pick up line for giving respect to such a beautiful place haha. great video.

Anybody else hate the way he pronounces “sooke” as “suk”

Lots of mice in the Mt Quimper lookout cabin. Good thing you brought the dog. Great Mt Biking trails from there. Welcome to Van Isle!

This is sick. I moved away from Bellingham to LA almost two years ago now for work, but I can't wait to move back and be close to BC again.

Luke, you manage to discover some of the most unique places to document on "film". The photography from the fire lookout is outstanding. Again, thank you for sharing.

Yeah nice, I was there a few years ago. I live across the water in Washington State. Vancouver Island is heaven on Earth. I walked the pipeline trail too. I love how dog friendly BC is. I climbed Mt. Olympus. Thanks for sharing my corner of the world.

Wow what a beautiful spot! I haven’t been to BC since I was about 10 years old, a trip to go out west soon for sure. 🇨🇦

Ive been there before years and years ago. Back then it was called “Sooke” Maybe they’ve changed it to Suk, who knows. LMAO

I remember the Canadian princess Warship in Ucluelet growing up in the 90s there, it Was a restaurant. Me and my childhood friend would go into the bar and get NA Shirley temples. Back when ur parents gave you 10$ to get them smokes, and you get to keep the change for candy.

I moved to Victoria from Toronto 4 years and know how lucky I am to be here. It’s paradise. I’ve travelled extensively in my life and feel East Sooke (not suck) Park to be in my top 10.....right up there with New Zealand. We’re lucky indeed!😊👍🏾👍🏾

Good work on this! My family settled there in the late 1800's. I grew up there and still got family there. Will always call it home.

I sure do miss living on the island. A beautiful place indeed

That pipeline trail is stunning! The lush green moss makes me want to move back to BC. Great video Luke!

I feel blessed everyday to be born and raised on this amazing island