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Strathcona – Ralph River

Ralph River – Strathcona Provincial Park

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Buttle Lake

Buttle Lake with view of Mount Phillips – Ralph River, Strathcona Provincial Park

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RCAF

An RCAF CH-149 Cormorant helicopter from 442 Squadron preparing for a Search and rescue (SAR) mission

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The road less travelled – Jim Mitchell Lake

The road to Jim Mitchell Lake Bedwell Lake in Strathcona Provincial Park is a very popular 12 km day hike – it was so popular during the last week of August that we decided to venture past the Bedwell trailhead … Continue reading

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Nystar Mine – core samples

You may have noticed the rows of sheds if you’ve driven  through Stratchona Provincial Park on your way to the Myra Falls trailhead. They contain carefully labeled boxes full of rock core samples from with the mines in the Nystar … Continue reading

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Strathcona – Nystar Mine

The Nystar Mine in Strathcona Provincial Park I’m not against mining as long as it is conducted in a responsible manner that protects nature – sadly the track record within British Columbia is dismal and there have been some notable … Continue reading

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Buttle Lake time lapse videos

A nice clear day at Buttle Lake in Strathcona Provincial Park – pretty, but totally frustrating as I wanted to shoot time lapse videos of clouds over the lake and there were no clouds for three days of camping. While … Continue reading

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Gold River – log booms

Gold River log booms – looking up Muchalat Inlet

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Forbidden Plateau

Forbidden Plateau on a foggy day. Beautiful…

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Whytes Bay

Whytes Bay on Comox Lake The community of Whyte’s Bay was situated at the northeast corner of Comox Lake, near Cumberland, close to the long-running and productive Number Four Mine. There were many families living there till the mid-1930s, when … Continue reading

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