Category Archives: Provincial Park

Strathcona – towering mountains

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Katherine

Strathcona Provincial Park  – Mount Albert Edward, Mount Regan, Forbidden Plateau and Castle Crag await your viewing and adventures.

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Red

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Katherine

Pretty red flowers I saw in Strathcona Provincial Park

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Rosewell Creek trail

Posted on August 10, 2014 by Katherine

If you venture a little bit beyond the loop trail that goes around Rosewell Creek Provincial Park, you can continue on inland and pass underneath highway 19A, and then a bit further, Highway 19.   This is what I would … Continue reading →

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Englishman River Falls – winter

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Katherine

A beautiful winter day and the upper falls are covered with ice at Englishman River Falls Provincial Park. [fbalbum url=”https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.228559173934468.1073741900.123247217798998&type=1″ size=”187″]

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15 Seconds at Kitty Coleman

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Katherine

A picture might be worth a thousand words, but sometimes 15 seconds of video tells the story in a manner that words just could not come close to. A set of still images and video clips from an afternoon at … Continue reading →

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Kitty Coleman Provincial Park

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Katherine

Located 6 kilometres northwest of Courtenay on central Vancouver Island, Kitty Coleman Park was named after Kitty Coleman, a local First Nation member who left her tribe to marry a white man. The park has always been a bit of … Continue reading →

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Black River salmon count

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Katherine

The salmon trap and counting station on Black River, near Miracle Beach Provincial Park. The size of the salmon is recorded, and the fish are scanned to record information from the RFID tags that were inserted if the fish was … Continue reading →

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Cheeky whiskey jacks

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Katherine

Whiskey jacks will land on your hand looking for a quick meal – it’s not a good idea to feed them, especially food that is not part of their normal and healthy diet that must see them through the winter. … Continue reading →

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Strathcona – Whiskey Jacks

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Katherine

Whiskey Jacks at Strathcona Provincial Park – these birds have a well deserved reputation for begging food from people. The whiskey jack (Perisoreus canadensis), also grey jay, or Canada jay, is a member of the crow and jay family.  

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GCWU

Posted on July 20, 2014 by Katherine

A West Coast Helicopters Aerospatiale AS 350 B-2 supporting Search and Rescue operations for Sylvia Apps in the backcountry area of Strathcona Provincial Park.

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