Category Archives: Vancouver Island

Browns River bridge and trail

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Katherine

The Forbidden Plateau Road bridge over the Browns River.   The Forbidden Plateau Road bridge over the Browns River is really nothing special by itself – the bridge is situated where a trail leads to Browns River Falls and that’s … Continue reading →

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Parksville – an old house

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Katherine

This rather dejected house is just off Highway 19 at the north side of Parksville. It was once a nice house, and likely could be again, although it is more likely to be bulldozed for new development.  

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Qualicum Beach Community Gardens

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Katherine

Qualicum Beach Community Gardens

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Bloedel, Stewart & Welch No. 4

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Katherine

Bloedel, Stewart & Welch No. 4  was built in 1925 for Bloedel, Stewart, & Welch Limited, the forest company that would become MacMillan-Bloedel Ltd. The locomotive is a 2-8-2T “Mikado” sidetank locomotive built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1925 … Continue reading →

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Fanny Bay – log boom

Posted on July 20, 2014 by Katherine

A log boom at Fanny Bay on Baynes Sound, near Denman Island

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BC Ferries – Queen of Burnaby

Posted on July 20, 2014 by Katherine

The Queen of Burnaby crossing Georgia Strait en route from Powell River  to Little River

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Strathcona Flowers

Posted on July 20, 2014 by Katherine

Flowers at Strathcona Provincial Park [fbalbum url=”https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.258471530943232.1073742013.123247217798998&type=3″ size=”187″] images also in a standalone album…

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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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C-GTNU

Posted on July 20, 2014 by Katherine

The Aerospatiale AS 350 Écureuil (Squirrel) is a single-engine six seat intermediate utility helicopter produced by Aerospatiale (Eurocopter). The AS350 is marketed in North America as the AStar. Grizzly Helicopters Ltd Aerospatiale AS 350 B-2 in Strathcona Provincial Park The … Continue reading →

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Fleming Beach – rock climbing

Posted on July 19, 2014 by Katherine

Esquimalt’s Fleming Beach at Macaulay Point is a popular spot for a bit of urban rock climbing practice

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