Category Archives: Pacific Rim

Starfish And Friends

Posted on July 30, 2021 by Katherine

Low tide at Chesterman Beach – Tofino

Posted in Beach, Juicebox, marine life, National Park, nature, ocean, Pacific Rim | Leave a comment

Long Beach – waves and rocks

Posted on August 10, 2019 by Katherine

Waves and rocks at Long Beach National Park Reserve

Posted in Beach, ocean, Pacific Rim, Ucluelet | Tagged beach, fall, Highway 4, Long Beach National Park Reserve, ocean, Pacific Rim, Tofino, Ucluelet, waves | Leave a comment

Long Beach – Gooseneck barnacles

Posted on January 25, 2019 by Katherine

Gooseneck barnacles (Pollicipes polymerus), also called stalked barnacles or goose barnacles, are filter-feeding crustaceans that live attached to hard surfaces of rocks in the intertidal zone. They are found only on exposed or moderately exposed coasts as they depend on … Continue reading →

Posted in Beach, marine life, ocean, Pacific Rim, Ucluelet | Tagged beach, fall, Highway 4, Long Beach National Park Reserve, ocean, Pacific Rim, Tofino, Ucluelet, waves | Leave a comment

Long Beach – Velella velella

Posted on January 24, 2019 by Katherine

Velella velella at Long Beach Also known as sea raft, by-the-wind sailor, purple sail, or little sail because of the sails on their backs, Velella velella are small carnivorous animals related to jellyfish that live on the surface of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Beach, marine life, ocean, Pacific Rim, Ucluelet | Tagged beach, fall, Highway 4, Long Beach National Park Reserve, ocean, Pacific Rim, Tofino, Ucluelet, waves | Leave a comment

My Lady Jane

Posted on December 29, 2018 by Katherine

The fishing boat My Lady Jane in Ucluelet

Posted in fishing boats, marina, Pacific Rim, ships, Ucluelet | Tagged fishing boats, marina, ships, Ucluelet | Leave a comment

Taylor River

Posted on December 28, 2018 by Katherine

Low water at Taylor River Taylor River is one of those places that you should take the time to visit – it’s powerful at low water flows, and spectacular and deadly during high water flows. It picked up this stump, … Continue reading →