Category Archives: Vancouver Island Images

Not your normal view – airplanes

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Katherine

The Comox Air Force Museum offers a window on history, and if you take the time, a window into history…

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Sailing – Planet

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Katherine

  The sailing ship Planet arrives in the Comox Marina

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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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Purple

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Katherine

I saw these while hiking about trying to get to the lower end of the Browns River. I have a great library of field guides to fossils, rocks and minerals, marine creatures and birds, but I only have a Peterson … Continue reading →

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Naden Band

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Katherine

The Royal Canadian Navy Naden Band – from a slightly different view   [fbalbum url=”https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.262333520557033.1073742023.123247217798998&type=3″ size=”187″] Images also in a standalone album…

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HMCS Quadra – Sailing

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Katherine

Cadets from HMCS Quadra sailing on the Comox Harbour [fbalbum url=”https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.262330663890652.1073742022.123247217798998&type=3″ size=”187″]   Images are also in a standalone album…

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Logger Sports – Campbell River Salmon Festival

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Katherine

A bit of time well spent in Campbell River at the Logger Sports competition. [fbalbum url=”https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.262323570558028.1073742021.123247217798998&type=3″ size=”187″] Images also in a standalone album…

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Regional Gliding School (Pacific)

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Katherine

I spent a day at CFB Comox with the Regional Gliding School (Pacific) – I’m impressed… very impressed. A last minute check with the flight instructor   Waiting…   The tow plane arrives   The tower signals clearance to cross … Continue reading →

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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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Rosewell Creek Provincial Park tree stumps

Posted on August 10, 2014 by Katherine

The tree stumps at Rosewell Creek Provincial Park are a reminder of the logging heritage of Vancouver Island, and the power of nature to reclaim  and renew if we leave it alone. You can clearly see the notches that loggers … Continue reading →

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