Cowichan Bay – Man and nature

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The eagles over the Cowichan River Estuary don’t appear to be bothered by the freighters anchored in Cowichan Bay. Neither do they appear to be in the least concerned with the wooden pilings that were once used for log booming.

The economic impact, and the impact on nature is, however, real…

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Fog and smoke – an inversion layer

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A thermal inversion layer trapping smoke and fog over the Comox Valley

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Baynes Sound fog

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Fog hugging Denman Island on a foggy west coast fall day

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A foggy day – Baynes Sound

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A foggy fall day, looking east across Baynes Sound toward Denman Island

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Just a barn – Chemainus

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A barn along the Trans Canada Highway just south of Mt Sicker Road.

According to Google, this is in Chemainus, which surprised me somewhat as I have always thought that Chemainus was that place with the murals – to the west of the highway.

Every day I learn something about Vancouver Island…

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Buckley Bay

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Buckley Bay and Denman Island on a foggy west coast fall day

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An ambulance

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An Ambulance heading up Ryan Road toward the Comox Valley Hospital

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A cold morning in Courtenay

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A cold morning looking down Ryan Road into Courtenay and Cumberland. A bit of fog and  wood smoke, but the view of the Comox Glacier is pretty good.

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Along the rails – Esquimalt

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A look along the E&N Rail Trail as it passes the Esquimalt Graving Dock

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Victoria at night – Pandora and Broad

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The Pride crosswalks at the intersection of Pandora and Broad – Victoria

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