Tag Archives: nature

Winter at Echo Lake

Posted on January 10, 2015 by Katherine

I stopped for a quick break at Echo Lake while heading to Strathcona-Westmin Provincial Park – pretty in the winter. and some silliness…

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A bit of nature time at Discovery Lodge near Surge Narrows, between Maurelle Island and Quadra Island. This is a really cool place – off the grid and in touch with nature. I’ll return here in the spring for a … Continue reading →

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Puntledge Recreation Area – Supply Creek

Posted on January 1, 2015 by Katherine

Supply Creek crossing the Bear Bait trail in the Puntledge Recreation Area And a little section of the trail that was almost completely washed out…

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Fungus Humungus

Posted on January 1, 2015 by Katherine

A rather large fungus growing on a tree – winter on Vancouver Island

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Courtenay – Along the river

Posted on December 31, 2014 by Katherine

Looking across the Courtenay River to the Fields Sawmill site – the mill ceased operations in 2005 and was demolished, except for the office and wharf that still stand as a reminder of what was

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Winters walk

Posted on December 31, 2014 by Katherine

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The tide line – Goose Spit

Posted on December 27, 2014 by Katherine

Although HMCS Quadra is military land and normally off limits, you can actually walk pretty much all around it at low tide…

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The crash site

Posted on December 27, 2014 by Katherine

I was hiking across the fields at HCMS Quadra when I came across an air plane crash site with the remains of what was once a pretty little Piper Cherokee. This was in March 2014 – a bit of snow … Continue reading →

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HMCS Quadra – a winters day

Posted on December 26, 2014 by Katherine

HMCS Quadra on a beautiful winters day A random selection of the 21 images in the full album… [fbalbum url=”https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.284393488351036.1073742081.123247217798998&type=3″ size=”187″ random=1 limit=12]

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Comox harbour– a winters day

Posted on December 26, 2014 by Katherine

The view of Comox Harbour from the beach at Goose Spit, on a beautiful winters day. [fbalbum url=”https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.284380748352310.1073742079.123247217798998&type=3″ size=”187″]

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