Category Archives: lakes

Back to black (and white…)

The shoreline at Wolf Lake There is a bit of history here: June of 1938 was the driest June since weather records were first collected in 1874 – it set the stage for what would be called the “Bloedel Fire”. … Continue reading

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Back to black (and white…)

The shoreline at Wolf Lake There is a bit of history here: June of 1938 was the driest June since weather records were first collected in 1874 – it set the stage for what would be called the “Bloedel Fire”. … Continue reading

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Wolf Lake

A peaceful moment at Wolf Lake, between Mount Washington and Constitution Hill. The lake is accessed off Western Forest Products Duncan Bay Main logging road. Sadly, the two day use areas are starting to become littered with beer cans and … Continue reading

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Loon Lake

The E&N rail line is widely know as connecting Courtenay and Victoria, but there’s also the Port Alberni Sub, a 39 mile long branch line that runs from Parksville, over the Alberni Summit,  to Port Alberni. The E&N trestle over … Continue reading

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Comox Lake Dam control gates

This has to be one of my favorite scenes at the BC Hydro impoundment dam on Comox Lake – lots of water, but not too much, and a healthy discharge for the salmon downstream and for the Puntledge Generating Station. … Continue reading

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Comox Lake – February 2018

Comox Lake – looking toward Cumberland from the logging road bridge

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Comox Lake – 09 February 2018

A beautiful winter day the BC Hydro Comox Lake impoundment dam

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Buttle Lake – a fall day

The far end of Buttle Lake – Strathcona Provincial Park

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Buttle Lake – a fall day

A beautiful  fall day at Buttle Lake – Strathcona Provincial Park

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Comox Lake– beneath the water

A look at what is usually beneath the waters of Comox Lake Comox Lake has a long history of logging, as a source of water for the Puntledge Generating Station, and as the source of domestic water for the Comox … Continue reading

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