Category Archives: river

Cowichan Bay – man and nature

Posted on December 4, 2017 by Katherine

Cargo ships at anchor in Cowichan Bay as they wait to head to Vancouver and Richmond to load with products

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Miss Jordan

Posted on August 24, 2017 by Katherine

Miss Jordan at the Queesto Community Forest log sort in Jordan River Queesto Community Forest is the company that manages TFL 61 at Jordan River. The Pacheedaht First Nation owns half of TFL. 61

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Located off Highway 14 between Sooke and Jordan River, Muir Creek opens onto Orveas Bay on Juan de Fuca Strait. It’s a great place to watch birds and to search for fossils that are exposed at low tide.

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Ottawa River

Posted on May 12, 2017 by Katherine

Rideau Canal locks 1, 2, and 3 descending to the Ottawa River, and the Alexandra Bridge crossing into Gatineau, Quebec

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Tsolum River – a bit of a mystery

Posted on February 11, 2017 by Katherine

The purpose of this structure is a bit of a mystery – it’s along the old Comox Logging Railway grade, and opens onto the Tsolum River upstream of Farnham Road and the old mill site, I’m thinking it was the … Continue reading →

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Seagulls

Posted on January 26, 2017 by Katherine

Seagulls trying to get the best territory on a concrete piling at the old Lafarge wharf.

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Gold River – log booms

Posted on November 25, 2016 by Katherine

Gold River log booms – looking up Muchalat Inlet

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Black Creek – a bit of ice

Posted on November 24, 2016 by Katherine

Ice forming on the banks of Black Creek as it flows into Georgia Strait adjacent to Miracle Beach Provincial Park.

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Ottawa River – a winter rest for cruise ships

Posted on November 22, 2016 by Katherine

Cruise ships on land for the winter as the Ottawa River will soon be frozen over

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Ottawa River – a winter day

Posted on November 22, 2016 by Katherine

A winter day, looking across the Ottawa River from Clarence Island to Thurso, Quebec

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