Category Archives: video

Crab World

Posted on May 19, 2015 by Katherine

A look into Crab World at Air Force Beach

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Oyster beds – you don’t really see this way of growing and harvesting oysters from tidal shores used much any more – it’s pretty much all commercial harvesting out in the sound where the oysters are safe from shore predation … Continue reading →

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Oyster Boats

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Katherine

Oyster boats in Baynes Sound, across from Denman Island near Union Bay

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Port Alberni – Alberni Pacific

Posted on March 14, 2015 by Katherine

Alberni Pacific 8427, a 1954 Alco RS-3 120 ton 1600 HP diesel locomotive at the station in Port Alberni.

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BC Ferries – not your normal view

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Katherine

Baynes Sound – aboard BC Ferries

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Campbell River – Discovery Passage

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Katherine

I spent a bit of time at Dick Murphy Park in Campbell River – both on the bay side and the ocean side. The view of Discovery Passage and Quadra Island is wonderful…

Posted in Beach, Gulf Islands, ocean, Quadra Island, video, winter | Tagged beach, Campbell River, Dick Murphy Park, Discovery Passage, ocean, Quadra Island, Winter | Leave a comment

Browns River Falls

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Katherine

Browns River Falls Browns River Falls is one of those places that you have to hike in to see – not a bad thing in my mind as it tends to make you appreciate the beauty, and the cool water … Continue reading →

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Mack Laing Park – Baybrook, Shakesides and Brooklyn Creek

Posted on March 1, 2015 by Katherine

The upper section of Brooklyn Creek flows down toward , Mack Laing’s first house after he moved to Comox in 1922. Baybrook The lower section of Brooklyn Creek flowing below Baybrook Mack Laing’s second house, Shakesides was built in … Continue reading →

Posted in history, nature, river, Vancouver Island Images, video | Tagged Baybrook, Brooklyn Creek, Comox, Comox Valley, k - 12, Mack Laing Park, Shakesides | Leave a comment

Sutil Channel

Posted on February 26, 2015 by Katherine

BC Ferries MV Tachek is a great way to enjoy views of the Coastal Mountains during the crossing of Sutil Channel between Cortes Island and Quadra Island. and some video…

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Smelt Bay Provincial Park

Posted on February 25, 2015 by Katherine

Located on Cortes Island, Smelt Bay Provincial Park is named for the capelin fish that spawn on the shore in late September and early October. These small silver-green, sardine-sized fish draw a variety of other marine life to the area, … Continue reading →

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