Category Archives: tourism

Fountain Flat Trading Post and Gas Bar

Fountain Flat Trading Post and Gas Bar – Highway 99, 14km north of Lillooet This was a great stop on the way into Lillooet. A bathroom break, tanked up on diesel, and a coffee for me. I’d stop here again…

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Quadra Queen II

Not your normal view of Quadra Queen II at Point Hope Shipyard

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A goat on the roof

One of the famous goats on the roof at the Coombs Emporium, in Coombs BC

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BC Parliament Buildings – Front Fountain

The Front Fountain on the grounds of the British Columbia Parliament Buildings was designed in Victoria by Hooper & Watkins and manufactured in New York by Joseph W. Fiske in 1905. It originally had 4 basins and stood over 5.5 … Continue reading

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A moment in time – Victoria day parade

A moment in time at the Victoria Day Parade in Victoria – I linked this to a larger version so you can get a good look at a scene that could have been shot 50 years ago…

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Victoria – not your normal view

Not your normal view of MV Coho and the British Columbia parliament buildings It might be more accurate to refer to this as “the only time you’ll see this” as I had to get some special permission to shoot this … Continue reading

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The Empress

The Empress – an iconic Victoria landmark

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Bye bye Bluey

The old Johnson Street Bridge framed by the new Johnson Street Bridge

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Not your normal view – Uchuck III

Uchuck III on the hard at Point Hope Marine – Victoria

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Quadra Queen II – not your normal view

Quadra Queen II on the hard at Point Hope Maritime – Victoria

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