Tag Archives: Vancouver Island

Oh Canada – maple leaf

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Katherine

Just a pair of maple leaves = Oh Canada…

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Vancouver Island was directly in the path of the tail end of a Pacific hurricane – the high winds were perfect for some wind surfing in the Comox harbour. The harbour is protected by Goose Spit – a good thing … Continue reading →

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Air Force Beach – after the storm

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Katherine

I should in hindsight title this “between the storms” as this sunny and warm fall day was an unexpected treat between some tropical weather systems that landed on Vancouver Island. Although both were downgraded to storms, one system originated as … Continue reading →

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Nymph Falls – flood flows

Posted on October 29, 2014 by Katherine

The Puntledge River at Nymph Falls as BC Hydro releases storm rains from the Comox Lake reservoir after the tail end of a typhoon drenched most of Vancouver Island. A few months ago people were enjoying the river, splashing about … Continue reading →

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Fanny Bay – MV Rhododendron

Posted on October 27, 2014 by Katherine

The Rhododendron was built in 1947 at Baltimore for service on the Chesapeake Bay as the The Governor Herbert R. O’Conor. The O’Conor was operated by the state owned Chesapeake Bay Ferry System on a route between Matapeake and Annapolis … Continue reading →

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Across the field

Posted on October 27, 2014 by Katherine

Looking across the farm land toward Cumberland, viewed from below Back Road

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A swollen river

Posted on October 26, 2014 by Katherine

After a summer of little rain and seriously low reservoir levels, a series of storms dumped a lot of rain on the Comox Valley, raising the level of the Comox Lake reservoir to the point where BC Hydro had … Continue reading →