Category Archives: Vancouver Island Images

Comox Lake – The cleanup

Posted on December 20, 2014 by Katherine

The back to back storms that dropped almost 200 mm of rain on Comox Lake and the surrounding watershed raisied the level of the lake by over one metre per day, and swept logs, stumps and other debris into the … Continue reading →

Posted in B-Roll, lakes, nature, Puntledge, river, trees, Vancouver Island, Vancouver Island Images, video | Tagged BC Hydro, Comox Lake, Comox Valley, dam, flooding, J.R. Edgett, log jam, Puntledge River, storm | Leave a comment

Comox Lake – the debris

Posted on December 17, 2014 by Katherine

The back to back storms that dropped almost 200 mm of rain on the Comox Valley caused localized flooding in Courtenay and Comox – the water also rushed into Comox Lake, raising the level of the lake by over one … Continue reading →

Posted in Lazo, nature, Puntledge, Vancouver Island, Vancouver Island Images, video | Tagged BC Hydro, Comox Lake, dam, flooding, Puntledge River, storm | Leave a comment

Comox Lake – 3 months at the dam

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Katherine

A look at the water level of Comox Lake during the fall of 2014. 08 September 2014 07 December 2014 09 December 2014 And a series of closer images of the Comox Lake dam – these show very clearly … Continue reading →

Posted in history, nature, Vancouver Island, Vancouver Island Images, video | Tagged BC Hydro, Comox Lake, flooding, panorama, Puntledge, storm, water level | Leave a comment

Alberni Pacific – Christmas

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Katherine

A look at the Alberni Pacific Railway Christmas train to McLean Mill. It was a great experience to ride the train through Port Alberni at night, visit McLean Mill, and ride back into town in the cab of No. 7, … Continue reading →

Posted in history, logging, Port Alberni, rail, Vancouver Island Images | Tagged Alberni Pacific, Baldwin 2-8-2, existing light photography, Highway 4, Live steam, McLean Mill, Port Alberni | Leave a comment

Miracle Beach – a foggy day

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Katherine

A foggy day at Miracle Beach Provincial Park [fbalbum url=”https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.281573181966400.1073742065.123247217798998&type=3″ size=”187″] and a bit of video…

Posted in Georgia Strait, ocean, Provincial Park, Vancouver Island Images | Tagged beach, fall, fog, Highway 19A, Miracle Beach Provincial Park, ocean | Leave a comment

Comox Valley Flooding

Posted on December 14, 2014 by Katherine

The Puntledge River broke it’s banks at the 5th Street Bridge December 2014 – Three days of almost non-stop torrential rains deposited almost 200 mm of rain, leading to localized flooding in the Comox Valley. Water flowing over the Comox … Continue reading →

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Top Bridge – Englishman River

Posted on December 13, 2014 by Katherine

The Englishman River at the Top Bridge suspension bridge

Posted in nature, Parksville, river, Vancouver Island Images | Tagged Englishman River, motion blur, Parksville, Top Bridge, Vancouver Island | Leave a comment

Spirit of British Columbia

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Katherine

Spirit of British Columbia approaching the BC Ferries terminal at Swartz Bay Built: 1993, Integrated Ferry Constructors Ltd. , Victoria Maximum Displacement: 11,642 tonnes Gross Tons: 18,747.44 tonnes Net Tonnage: 13893.87 tonnes Deadweight: 2868 tonnes Length Overall: 167.57 m Length: … Continue reading →