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Hyundai Passion

Hyundai Passion taking on coal at Westshore Terminal – Roberts Bank

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Strathcona – Buttle Lake

Clouds over Buttle Lake in Strathcona Provincial Park

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Buttle Lake

Buttle Lake – Strathcona Provincial Park I often wonder if my grandfather would recognize what I see as wander about and explore Strathcona Provincial Park. Likely not, as while much remains as it always has been, we have changed the … Continue reading

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Strathcona – Clouds and contrails

Clouds and contrails over Buttle lake in Strathcona Provincial Park

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Across the strait – Piper’s Lagoon

There I was, at Piper’s Lagoon looking across Georgia Strait to the Sunshine Coast and the Pacific Ranges of the Coastal Mountains. The light was rapidly fading at 3:30 and soon it would be too dark for handheld shots. I … Continue reading

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Across the strait – Piper’s Lagoon

Looking at the mountains across Georgia Strait from Piper’s Lagoon Although pretty much all of the southern ocean waters around Vancouver Island were encapsulated under the umbrella of the Salish Sea in July 2010, , it’s still Georgia Strait on … Continue reading

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BC Ferries – Island Sky

MV Island Sky at the BC Ferries terminal in Little River

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Cumberland No. 7 Coal Mine

The Cumberland No.7 mine was built on the edge of the Puntledge River, with some of the workings going under the river. The No.7 Mine closed was 1922 as its coal had run out. You can view 360° panoramic images … Continue reading

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Seagulls or Sea Gulls?

Seagulls or Sea Gulls? What most people refer to as seagulls or sea gulls are actually birds in the scientifically classified family Laridae- the gull and tern” family with more than 35 species in it. Gulls at Point Holmes, but … Continue reading

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Point Holmes seagulls

Raucous seagulls at Point Holmes – these birds are hardly ever quiet, but when they have a reason to make some noise they sure do! Point Holmes is a beautiful section of coastline on Baynes Sound, which in turn is … Continue reading

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