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Puntledge Recreation Area – Hoar Frost

Posted on January 1, 2015 by Katherine

Hoar frost – a winters day in the Puntledge Recreation Area [fbalbum url=”https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.285316271592091.1073742085.123247217798998&type=3″ size=”187″]

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Puntledge Recreation Area – Winter maple leaves

Posted on January 1, 2015 by Katherine

Maple leaves coated with a touch of hoar frost along Bears Bait Trail in the Puntledge Recreation Area

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Puntledge Recreation Area – Supply Creek

Posted on January 1, 2015 by Katherine

Supply Creek crossing the Bear Bait trail in the Puntledge Recreation Area And a little section of the trail that was almost completely washed out…

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Upper Puntledge Hatchery

Posted on January 1, 2015 by Katherine

At one time there were two salmon hatcheries on the Puntledge River – the Upper Puntledge Hatchery, and the Lower Puntledge Hatchery. The upper hatchery was closed, and now the property is fenced off and only used by BC Hydro … Continue reading →

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Fungus Humungus

Posted on January 1, 2015 by Katherine

A rather large fungus growing on a tree – winter on Vancouver Island

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Nova Scotia Textiles

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Buttle Lake gallery

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New Years

Posted on December 31, 2014 by Katherine

New Years

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Smit Field

Posted on December 31, 2014 by Katherine

Smit Field Smit Field is a private air field that was owned by Bert Smit – he died after pieces of one wing detached from his Jodel F-11 aircraft, leading to plane crash in the Forbidden Plateau area. Smit had … Continue reading →

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Puntledge Diversion Dam

Posted on December 31, 2014 by Katherine

Puntledge River diversion dam – linked to larger version Located about 3.7 kilometres downstream of the Comox Lake Impoundment Dam, the Diversion Dam is where water is diverted from the Puntledge river into a pipeline that travels five kilometres to … Continue reading →

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