Author Archives: Katherine

Puntledge penstock pipelines

Posted on January 19, 2018 by Katherine

The old and the current Puntledge penstock pipelines – a bit of Comox Valley history

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Along the pipeline – graffiti

Posted on January 19, 2018 by Katherine

Some of the graffiti on the steel section of Punteldge penstock pipeline is actually pretty good street art. Some of it- just senseless tagging.

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Port Alberni – Tugs

Posted on January 18, 2018 by Katherine

Tugs in Port Alberni

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Frances Barkley

Posted on January 18, 2018 by Katherine

Lady Rose Marine’s Frances Barkley heading into Bamfield

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Buttle Lake – a fall day

Posted on January 18, 2018 by Katherine

The far end of Buttle Lake – Strathcona Provincial Park

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Buttle Lake – a fall day

Posted on January 18, 2018 by Katherine

A beautiful  fall day at Buttle Lake – Strathcona Provincial Park

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Black and white – Nanaimo rail dock

Posted on January 17, 2018 by Katherine

CP Rail’s MV Princess of Vancouver (from www.clydeships.co.uk) During her service with Canadian Pacific, Princess of Vancouver made three round trips daily between Vancouver and Nanaimo, carrying rail cars, automobiles, tractor trailers and passengers. At one point she carried my … Continue reading →

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A nasty spider

Posted on January 17, 2018 by Katherine

A nasty spider… Spiders are invertebrates, not insects. Insects have a head, thorax and abdomen, and the thorax has three pairs of legs. Spiders are arachnids – air breathing arthropods that have eight legs and chelicerae with fangs that inject … Continue reading →

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Black and white – the E&N

Posted on January 17, 2018 by Katherine

Wellcox Yard – Nanaimo The Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway (E&N) has a lengthy and controversial history that extend well beyond the 234 kilometre long line. With the closure of the Englewood Railway in November 2017, the E&N became the only … Continue reading →

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Black and white – logging

Posted on January 17, 2018 by Katherine

There are parts of logging operations that the public is not meant to see, namely the aftermath of falling the trees and then hauling them out of the timber lands. There’s also the roads and bridges that need to be … Continue reading →

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