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Moored on the Pitt River a snow covered, self propelled working barge ( My description )
Beautiful British Columbia snow capped Coastal Mountains
Canada
** The snow has since passed - I still have a collection of wintry images yet to share. Hope you enjoy them.
~C
Pitt Lake is the second-largest lake in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia. About 53.5 square kilometres in area, it is about 25 km long and about 4.5 km wide at its widest. It is one of the world's relatively few tidal lakes, and among the largest. In Pitt Lake, there is on average a three foot tide range; thus Pitt Lake is separated from sea level and tidal waters during most hours of each day during the 15 foot tide cycle of the Pitt River and Strait of Georgia estuary immediately downstream.The lake's southern tip is 20 km upstream from The Pitt River confluence with the Fraser River and is 40 km east of Downtown Vancouver.
Pitt Lake is in a typical U-shaped glacial valley in the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains. The overdeepening of the lower end of the valley over the span of the Wisconsin glaciation created a trough over 140 m below current sea level. After initial glacial retreat at around 13,000 years ago a saltwater fjord occupied this basin when relative sea levels were still ca 120 to 140m above current levels in the region. Unlike neighbouring Indian Arm and Howe Sound farther west, this fjord basin became partly cut off from tidal waters by sedimentation of the lower Fraser River ca 10,500 years ago, and Pitt Lake is now considered a tidal fjord lake.
Pitt Lake is the second largest of a series of north-south oriented fjord-lakes incising the southern slopes of the Pacific Ranges, the largest being Harrison Lake located 60 km to the east. The other fjord-lakes include Coquitlam Lake, Alouette Lake, Stave Lake, and Chehalis Lake.
The Pitt River drains into the northern end of Pitt Lake. The western shore of Pitt Lake are protected within Pinecone Burke Provincial Park, while most of the eastern shore are protected within Golden Ears Provincial Park. The southern end of Pitt Lake features an extensive marshland called Pitt Polder. While most of this marshland has since been drained for agricultural use, the northernmost portion is strictly protected in order to provide critical habitat for migratory birds.
Communities
The community of Pitt Meadows and the First Nations reserve of Pitt Lake Indian Reserve 5 are located at the southern end of the lake. Just southwest of the lake is the community of Port Coquitlam, which is across the Pitt River from Pitt Meadows. At the north end of the lake is a locality named Alvin, which is a transport and shipping point for logging companies and their employees.
Wikipedia
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Happy Clicks,
~Christie (happies) by the River
( Nautical me )
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Don't be a copy - You were born an original
“Beware the God who seeks praise. Beware the guru who presumes to teach that which is unfixed and boundless. Beware the healer who sets a price on aid. Beware the lover who would make you a lesser version of yourself. Beware the doctrines that discourage independent thought.
Beware any person of faith who doesn’t understand doubt. Filter all things through yourself. Accept only that which sits right with your soul.”
― L.M. Browning, Seasons of Contemplation: A Book of Midnight Meditations
The entrance to a safe harbour is guarded by the Ogopogo, the green snake-like animal sitting on top of the billboard in the middle of the picture. The Ogopogo is a mythical supernatural creature that lives in the depths of Okanagan Lake. This serpentine-like creature, as far as I know, has only been seen mostly by tourists who photographed and videoed it. This marina, like others on the lake, is void of boats during winter. This is because the lake may freeze with winter temperatures damaging the boats. This winter has been the exception with very mild weather and no snow. Across the lake is the village of Naramata.
(from RoadsideAmerica.com)
Unveiled in 2006, sculpted by a local land developer, a bronze statue of a giant-size George Washington crouches face to face with Seneca leader Guyasuta, overlooking Pittsburgh below. Guyasuta had once been Washington's scout, and the statue depicts a meeting between the two, many years later, to discuss the future of the region. Guess who came out ahead.
I recently shot a pow wow in Saskatchewan for a client. I knew they would not be interested in creative blurs, but I had to shoot a few on the side for myself. The swirls of colour, the movement of the dancers, the deeply resonant drumming, all combined to create a powerful sensory experience. This event must be held indoors, because in February the temperature here can be -25C or colder! But what a great way to get through the last few weeks of winter...
Photographed in Swift Current, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission © 2019 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
Anti-nuclear demonstration, Sharbot Lake Ontario, July 2007. They are protesting the proposed development of a uranium nine on land claimed by First Nations people. The radioactive waste from the mine will destroy the water table and local tourist industry. Nikon D200.
Northwest Coast Indigenous Fabric Art at an event 2017 celebrating the life of First Nations artist Roy Vickers.