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We h ad an incredible pelagic out of Tofino yesterday. We had 1 endangered Short-tailed Albatross and 15 near-threatened Laysan Albatrosses and several Black-footed Albatrosses so we had the trifecta! It was incredible because Short-tailed are extremely rare and last year at this time we had 3 Short-tailed s on a similar trip last march and we never thought it would happen again! I was really happy about seeing the Laysan Albatrosses since I have been trying for several years to see one in BC waters. The Laysan was BC Bird #427 for me. We ended up seeing an incredible number of them 15 to be exact! At one point we had 9 sitting all together. I went from seeing none for several years to seeing a flock! totally crazy! We lucked out by finding a few fishing boats but the best part was three young birders were on board and for 2 of them it was their first pelagic and they were lucky to hit the jackpot!. Their smiles and excitement were the best part of the trip for me.
We also had some incredible marine mammals this trip : 2 Humpback Whales, 1 Sea Otter, 4 Northern Fur Seals and a rare first for most on board which were 30 Risso's Dolphins and 4 Northern Right Whale Dolphins.
Home to heron nesting colonies, the nonprofit, 325-acre park offers an interpretive centre & trails. Chilliwack, BC Canada
Home to heron nesting colonies, the nonprofit, 325-acre park offers an interpretive centre & trails. Chilliwack, BC Canada
The Museum collection has grown to over 5,600 historical artifacts of farming equipment and pioneer life in British Columbia, on display in two buildings.
Fort Langley, BC.
Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve. Home to heron nesting colonies, the nonprofit, 325-acre park offers an interpretive centre & trails. Chilliwack, BC Canada
Excerpt from Wikipedia:
Rainbow Mountain is a broad glaciated summit forming the northeastern wall of the Callaghan Valley in the Pacific Ranges of British Columbia, Canada. Located in the middle of the Sea to Sky Country, the mountain is just 9 km (5.6 mi) northwest of the resort town of Whistler, and is a popular destination for hiking, snowshoeing and ski touring.
Excerpt from Google:
Tofino is a small district on Vancouver Island, off Canada's west coast. It sprawls on a peninsula within Clayoquot Sound, characterised by wild natural scenery including lakes, inlets and ancient rainforest. Sandy beaches with year-round surfing facilities include Cox Bay, Chesterman Beach and popular Long Beach, part of the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve. The relaxed town of Tofino sits on the peninsula's tip.
The Museum collection has grown to over 5,600 historical artifacts of farming equipment and pioneer life in British Columbia, on display in two buildings.
Fort Langley, BC.
First crop duster in the lower mainland.
The Museum collection has grown to over 5,600 historical artifacts of farming equipment and pioneer life in British Columbia, on display in two buildings.
Fort Langley, BC.
The Museum collection has grown to over 5,600 historical artifacts of farming equipment and pioneer life in British Columbia, on display in two buildings.
Fort Langley, BC.
The BC ferries are a vital part of living on Vancouver Island. It's either riding these or catching small seaplanes. During the summer months, they are really quite a treat. The views are breathtaking and you often see Killer Whales and dolphins.
The Museum collection has grown to over 5,600 historical artifacts of farming equipment and pioneer life in British Columbia, on display in two buildings.
Fort Langley, BC.
I posted this image a couple of years ago, but thought I'd post it again, as it is so applicable right now. BC is in a state of emergency, with so many wildfires, and tens of thousands of people evacuated. My heart goes out to the many, many people have lost their homes and businesses. Travel has been restricted to anywhere in the Okanagan, which is where everyone goes on vacation in the summertime. Here in North Vancouver, the air is smoky, thick and grey with an orange glow.
I just hope that we get some rain soon, and that the firefighters are able to put the fires out.
Graphic on CTV. As of July 4, 176 wildfires were burning throughout the Canadian province of BC. One town was 90% burned to the ground within minutes.
Already BC's fire season is the worst ever! As of July 15, there have been 1100 wildfires as opposed to the 10 year average up to July 15 of 209 wildfires. While the average number of square kilometres burned by this date in 10 years is 600, this year 2030 square kilometres have been burned in BC.
While most of these fires were caused by lightning after a severe heat wave, some are still human-caused.
To anyone who smokes in areas in wildfire danger zones, please take care not to toss cigarettes on the ground or out of your vehicle. Maybe carry an tin you can put your butts in to throw in the garbage later?
Even smoking with your vehicle windows open can cause cigarette embers flying out to start bush fires! Ever follow someone smoking in their car at night? It's amazing to see the embers flying out....
Do take care. The town or house that gets destroyed by a carelessly tossed cigarette may be your own, or that of someone you love!
Photo taken at Morgantina 36 BC
Some might say I talk loud, see if I care
Unlike them, don't walk away from my fear
I've busted bones, broken stones, looked the devil in the eye
I hope he's going to break these chains
Oh, yeah
The devil's gonna make me a free man
The devil's gonna set me free
The devil's gonna make me a free man
The devil's gonna set me free
♫ Kaleo | Broken Bones ♫
While most of the northern states, and Canadian Provinces have already had their first snowfall of the year, the coastal region of BC has been blessed with positive temperatures and near constant rainfall instead. In spite of this, I set off this past weekend to shoot the Fraser Canyon. Train activity was quite slow for a Saturday morning, so I was forced to pivot from my plan to stay on the 'CP' side of the canyon, and instead go wherever the traffic was moving.
After hearing that I would have an extended drought of eastbounds running up the Cascade Sub, I headed over to the Yale Sub to wait for the next westbound departing Boston Bar. A new location that was on my list, was on the east side of the Chapman's Bar Tunnel. Credit for figuring out this location goes to Ryan A, who shot a great scene here a week prior. (Thanks Ryan!)
Above CN M311 winds its way through the curves between Komo and Chapmans, held to restricted speed on account of a slide fence under repair.
the little town of Squamish is named after the first nation ( indigenous ) Squamish Nation....one hour drive north of Vancouver, enroute to the famous Whistler ski resort...just another 1.5 hours further north...
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hundreds of thousands of hectares lost, tens of thousand of people evacuated from their homes . . . evidence of the massive wildfires plaguing British Columbia has finally reached Vancouver Island . . .
while many of them are started by lightening, an unforgivable number are human caused (accidentally or purposely . . . what's wrong with people??) . . .