Category Archives: forest

Nymph Falls

Posted on February 7, 2015 by Katherine

The Puntledge River at Nymph Falls as BC Hydro releases water from the Comox Lake reservoir in advance of heavy rain.

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Posted on February 2, 2015 by Katherine

The artistry of nature – in this case, created in trees by insects that bore through the living wood.

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A bit of nature time at Discovery Lodge near Surge Narrows, between Maurelle Island and Quadra Island. This is a really cool place – off the grid and in touch with nature. I’ll return here in the spring for a … Continue reading →

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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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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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A December day

Posted on December 24, 2014 by Katherine

A typical December day for me – snow on the mountains, sailboats on the water and I’m walking around in a fleece jacket that is not zipped up. looking east, across Comox Estuary toward Forbidden Plateau Comox Lake from … Continue reading →

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The last tree standing

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Katherine

At the entrance to the BC Forest Discovery Centre, which was once called the BC Forest Museum, and started off in 1965 as the Cowichan Valley Forest Museum.

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Puntledge Generating Station penstock

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Katherine

I set out to find out exactly where the 5.1 km long penstock pipeline for BC Hydro’s Puntledge Generation Station transitions from the welded steel construction that most people see, to the wood stave construction that is a bit off … Continue reading →

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Sandra – a Bevan Mystery

Posted on September 21, 2014 by Katherine

I saw this little white cross, just off to the side of the BC Hydro Puntledge access road. Sandra 1955 – 2009 Who was Sandra? I turned to one of my favourite sources of information about the history of … Continue reading →

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At the top – Mount Washington

Posted on September 21, 2014 by Katherine

The view of top and from the top of Mount Washington The complete set of images is in a Facebook Album and a standalone album…

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