October 25th, 2011 |
By Jocie Ingram |
Published in Destinations, Environmental Issues, Landscapes, The Gulf Islands
On one of the last of the warm, summery weekends of September, my mother and I visited Pender Island. Having spent part of my childhood on South Pender, I’ve always had a soft spot for the Southern Gulf Islands. The tranquil ambiance of rolling farmland, rocky arbutus bluffs, and secluded beaches makes these islands special. [...]
September 28th, 2011 |
By Dave Ingram |
Published in Abstracts, Destinations, Geology, Landscapes, The Gulf Islands
I really didn’t have enough time to explore the beaches and sandstone on Hornby Island during my brief visit this afternoon, but did find some interesting sandstone patterns at the far end of Tribune Bay. The light was less than ideal and I think that it would be fascinating to return and really explore the [...]
September 4th, 2010 |
By Jocie Ingram |
Published in Destinations, Natural History, The Gulf Islands
With a warm, sunny weekend weather forecast, my mother and I decided to go camping on Texada Island. Boarding the ferry from Comox at Little River, we crossed Georgia Strait to Powell River, then re-entered the terminal for the shorter passage to Texada. The largest of the Gulf Islands, Texada is 50 km long, and [...]
August 1st, 2010 |
By Jocie Ingram |
Published in Natural History, The Gulf Islands
A painting called “The Sunbathers” (by Daphne Stevens) hanging on my kitchen wall depicts a group of smooth, orange-barked arbutus trees basking in the sun on a hot, rocky hillside from BC’s southern Gulf Islands. There is something mesmerizing about this tree, with its sinuous limbs and distinctive orangey-cinnamon peeling bark. Leaning out over bluffs [...]
June 7th, 2010 |
By Krista Kaptein |
Published in Destinations, The Gulf Islands
When is an island not an island? When you can walk to it – at low tide! You won’t find the name Tree Island on many maps – but ask someone from the Comox Valley, and they will refer you to Sandy Island – the Marine Provincial Park so close to the northern tip of [...]
May 6th, 2010 |
By Lisa Graham |
Published in Natural History, Nature Photography, The Gulf Islands
My partner and I are the only divers in the water this afternoon and we are outnumbered 30-2. We hover in 20’ of water anxiously watching an undulating cloud of sand, silt, fur and bubbles head our way. A welcoming committee of curious juvenile California Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus) is on its way to check [...]
April 8th, 2010 |
By Editor |
Published in Destinations, The Gulf Islands
Over the March Break we took a family trip to Salt Spring Island and explored some of the provincial parks on the island. One of the highlights was Mount Maxwell Provincial Park, and the viewpoint from the bluffs at Mount Maxwell (also called Mount Baynes). Given the weather (cloudy and wet) we weren’t expecting much [...]
February 8th, 2010 |
By Chris Carter |
Published in Destinations, Nature Photography, The Gulf Islands
From a geological and photographic point of view, the western sides of Gabriola, DeCourcy, Link and Valdez Islands have plenty to offer. The geology is interesting and image making opportunities abound. Way back in history great beds of sandstone were laid down and compressed. In a subsequent upheaval, the sandstone beds were tilted so that [...]