I took advantage of the last couple of days of passable weather on the west […]
Tag: British Columbia
A Rose By Any Other Name
I enjoy the South Beach Trail in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve and the number […]
Pacific Rhododendrons at Rhododendron Lake
For those interested in botany and unusual plants it is often necessary to get off […]
August Lake Flowers
In my last post I wrote about Arrow-leaved Balsamroot, the most obvious flower in bloom […]
Madrona Point Nudibranchs
On windy days when the Mud Bone is grounded (our converted river boat doesn’t take […]
Arrow-leaved Balsamroot
One of the signature plants of the Okanagan is the Arrow-leaved Balsamroot (Balsamorhiza sagittata). This […]
Sandy Island Marine Provincial Park
When is an island not an island? When you can walk to it – at […]
Rough Road to Rhododendron Lake
It was years ago, back when I was in the Recreation Administration program at then […]
Cottonwood Snow in June
Along the rivers on the east coast of Vancouver Island Black Cottonwood (Populus balsamifera ssp. […]
Cedar Waxwings Along the Courtenay River
Over the last couple of days I’ve noticed cedar waxwings (Bombycilla cedrorum) along the Courtenay […]