Category Archives: Powell River

Across the Strait

Posted on August 8, 2015 by Katherine

Looking across Georgia Strait toward Texada Island Texada is big, it’s the largest of the Northern Gulf Islands, and it’s home to a very large limestone quarry that is visible on it’s western side from across Georgia Strait. Looking across … Continue reading →

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Queen Of Burnaby – Westview Terminal

Posted on July 19, 2015 by Katherine

Queen of Burnaby at BC Ferries terminal Westview Terminal, in Powell River July 2015 and the skies are coloured with smoke and ash from from forest fires in Pemberton, and the much closer Old Mine forest fire in Sechelt. The … Continue reading →

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BC Ferries – Queen of Burnaby

Posted on July 18, 2015 by Katherine

While I’ve taken lots of pictures of the Queen of Burnaby while she is in the Little River area, I had not actually been onboard her since the late 60’s when she was just a few years old.

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BC Ferries – Queen Of Burnaby

Posted on July 18, 2015 by Katherine

Forest fire smoke colours the skies across Georgia Strait, as viewed from the Queen of Burnaby heading toward Little River from the Westview terminal in Powell River. The intensity of the smoke and the colour of the sky changed as … Continue reading →

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