Tag Archives: Vancouver Island

Strathcona – towering mountains

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Katherine

Strathcona Provincial Park  – Mount Albert Edward, Mount Regan, Forbidden Plateau and Castle Crag await your viewing and adventures.

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Red

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Katherine

Pretty red flowers I saw in Strathcona Provincial Park

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Rosewell Creek trail

Posted on August 10, 2014 by Katherine

If you venture a little bit beyond the loop trail that goes around Rosewell Creek Provincial Park, you can continue on inland and pass underneath highway 19A, and then a bit further, Highway 19.   This is what I would … Continue reading →

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Rosewell Creek Provincial Park tree stumps

Posted on August 10, 2014 by Katherine

The tree stumps at Rosewell Creek Provincial Park are a reminder of the logging heritage of Vancouver Island, and the power of nature to reclaim  and renew if we leave it alone. You can clearly see the notches that loggers … Continue reading →

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2014 Parksville Sandcastle Competition

Posted on August 10, 2014 by Katherine

The Parksville Sandcastle Competition (Sand Sculpting Competition) offers an impressive display of artistry combined with technical prowess – Sculptors have 24 hours over three days to create their masterpieces from just sand and water. Two person Doubles teams receive 15 … Continue reading →

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Trumpeters in the valley

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Katherine

I drove by in the summer as the corn was growing in the fields, then later in the early fall as the corn was harvested, and then again after the fields were ploughed over and the Trumpeter Swans returned to … Continue reading →

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Trumpeters in the valley

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Katherine

I’m not sure which of these I like better – the picture with the Trumpeter Swans looking to the left, or the one where they are looking to the left? Comox Road

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Cumberland medical clinic

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Katherine

And they just walked away…   [fbalbum url=”https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.228842003906185.1073741904.123247217798998&type=1″ size=”187″]

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Headquarters saw mill

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Katherine

Headquarters was a small community located on the banks of the Tsolum River near Courtenay, BC . Earlier known as Fraserville, the townsite of Headquarters started being built in 1911.  The town had a post office, bunkhouse’s, blacksmith shops, a … Continue reading →

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Runway birds

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Katherine

The Courtenay Air Park is an interesting place as it is pretty much right in downtown Courtenay, it’s right beside the river, and you can walk around it. It’s perhaps a unique combination, and to top it off, it’s also … Continue reading →

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