Monthly Archives: September 2014

Comox Lake – the stumps

Posted on September 14, 2014 by Katherine

I’m not sure if it’s totally accurate to call these stumps, but that’s what they would be if they were still in the ground and not laying around on the shoreline at Comox Lake.

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Puntledge Penstock Graffiti

Posted on September 13, 2014 by Katherine

Puntledge Penstock Graffiti  – underneath the Highway 19 bridge [fbalbum url=”https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.267862673337451.1073742038.123247217798998&type=3″ size=”187″]

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Puntledge Penstock Walk

Posted on September 13, 2014 by Katherine

Puntledge Generating Station Penstock Pipeline [fbalbum url=”https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.267863086670743.1073742039.123247217798998&type=3″ size=”187″]

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Island signs – the penstock pipeline

Posted on September 13, 2014 by Katherine

the people who need these signs rarely heed them…

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Approaching Blue Starr 1

Posted on September 13, 2014 by Katherine

Blue Starr 1 anchored off Goose Spit

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Marine traffic jam

Posted on September 13, 2014 by Katherine

Comox Marina

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Comox Lake

Posted on September 12, 2014 by Katherine

On the way to Comox Lake Bluffs Ecological Reserve Comox Lake Bluffs Ecological Reserve was established on 30 April 1996 to protect an unusual dry-site plant community in the Coastal Western Hemlock Zone. It’s an interesting area to hike in…

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Comox Lake – The forgotten forest

Posted on September 12, 2014 by Katherine

In September 2014 the water levels in Comox Lake were at some of the lowest recorded by BC Hydro in the 30 years of recorded history. When the water is this low you can really begin to see what logging … Continue reading →

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Comox Lake – fallen giants

Posted on September 12, 2014 by Katherine

A few of the stumps and roots of fallen giants that can be seen along Comox Lake – a reminder of the rich history of logging on Vancouver Island. Eventually nature will reclaim this resource and only memories will remain … Continue reading →

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Mother tree

Posted on September 12, 2014 by Katherine

Nothing goes to waste in the forest, or in this case, where a forest once was before Comox Lake was logged and the level of the lake was raised in 1913 when a dam was built to create a larger … Continue reading →

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