Category Archives: nature

Forbidden Plateau

Posted on October 2, 2016 by Katherine

Forbidden Plateau on a foggy day. Beautiful…

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Exploring

Posted on October 2, 2016 by Katherine

Exploring the ruins of what was once the ski lodge at Forbidden Plateau

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Nymph Falls

Posted on October 2, 2016 by Katherine

Nymph Falls were the result of an early-1950s creation of a fish ladder on the Puntledge River, completed by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans and BC Hydro.

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Rosewell Creek restoration

Posted on September 28, 2016 by Katherine

Stream bed restoration and enhancement upstream of the Rosewell Creek hatchery

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Walking in the water

Posted on September 19, 2016 by Katherine

Walking in the shallow water at the beach can be quite the experience, depending on the weather and the tide. Some days the water is warm and inviting, and some days the water is bone chillingly cold. I enjoy both, … Continue reading →

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Miracle Beach Provincial Park

Posted on September 17, 2016 by Katherine

Miracle Beach Provincial Park

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At the beach – crab and sand dollar

Posted on September 17, 2016 by Katherine

A crab and a sand dollar at the beach – both were safely returned to the water

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Perseverance Creek

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Katherine

Getting around the collapsed bridge over Perseverance Creek as I head to Whytes Bay

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Whytes Bay

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Katherine

Whytes Bay on Comox Lake The community of Whyte’s Bay was situated at the northeast corner of Comox Lake, near Cumberland, close to the long-running and productive Number Four Mine. There were many families living there till the mid-1930s, when … Continue reading →

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A bridge over the Murray

Posted on September 7, 2016 by Katherine

  The abandoned CN rail bridge over the Murray Canal – Carrying Place The Murray Canal runs from Presqu’ile Bay on Lake Ontario to the western end of the Bay of Quinte. allowing boaters to avoid having to go around … Continue reading →

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