Monthly Archives: January 2018

Windward II

Posted on January 31, 2018 by Katherine

Windward II at Fisrdherman’s Wharf in Comox

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CP 5500 at the Revelstoke Railway Museum CP 5550 is a EMD SD40 6-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division. Built: GMD, 1966 Serial Number : A 2133 Class : DRF-30a2 (SD-40) Engine: Turbocharged diesel EMD 16-645-E3, 3000 … Continue reading →

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Canadian Pacific 5468

Posted on January 28, 2018 by Katherine

Canadian Pacific 5468 at the Revelstoke Railway Museum Canadian Pacific 5468 is a Mikado P-2k class 2-8-2. It was one of 12 P-2ks built for the Canadian Pacific Railway by Montreal Locomotive Works, specifically for use in the mountains of … Continue reading →

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Haggard Cove

Posted on January 27, 2018 by Katherine

Haggard Cove – Uchucklesit Inlet Heading into Haggard Cove aboard Lady Rose Marine Services Frances Barkley

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Bald Eagle

Posted on January 26, 2018 by Katherine

Manwe, a Bald Eagle at Pacific Northwest Raptors

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Courtenay winter mountains

Posted on January 26, 2018 by Katherine

Looking down Ryan Road toward Courtenay and the Comox Glacier

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Courtenay winter mountains

Posted on January 26, 2018 by Katherine

Mount Washington The Comox Valley is usually snow free – there may be a few days where the white stuff falls in Courtenay and Comox, but usually it stays on the mountains. This allows us to ski in the morning … Continue reading →