Capturing the Art of Nature
| SOTA on Zoa A nice alpine hike at the summit of the Coquihalla |
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| Dewdney Peak A wet day for hiking the hills but we had a lot of fun picking a path through the trees to the summit |
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| Wood Lake Fire Devastation and barrenness all around, and all thanks to a fool with a spark. |
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| Sumas Mountain After 50 years, I finally hike the summit of Sumas |
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| Buttermilk Falls (Day 2 ) Our first day exploring this year and we discovered a lovely waterfall and a few small hidden patches of colour |
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| Powerline Road (Day 3) Finding colour along the powerline |
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| Beamer Falls (Day 4) A lovely waterfall to start the day then a challenge to find some colour between the cloud openings |
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| John Pearce Park (Day 6) I love the drive to and the walk through this small park, today I climbed down the cliff to the lake for a different view |
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| Central Elgin (Day 7) A restful day amongst the backroads, I enjoyed a slow peaceful drive through familiar areas that are often full of colour |
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| Dexter, Sparta and Middlesex (Day 9) I returned to revisit a few areas as today I had bright sun to liven up some of the trees |
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| Middlesex, Thames River and Dutton (Day 10) New sights, glorious sunshine, amazing Fall Colours a perfect day in nature |
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| Silver River It’s been too long since my last visit and some things have changed a lot |
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| Morris Valley and the Sts'ailes Another day enjoying the West Harrison and preparing for a hike to Chehalis Peak |
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| Ocean Park Best day in quite some time to enjoy a walk along the beach |
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| Anderson Valley and the Tsileuh Capturing the beauty of the hills can be a very relaxing pursuit as one drives through nature, until a challenge presents itself. |
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| Victoria Again Definitely a great week-end to enjoy a time of rest in Victoria |
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| Chehalis Peak Extremely satisfying is how I would summarize my hike to the summit of Chehalis |
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| Lincoln and Ralph For each step up there seems to be two on the way down when hiking a steep trail like Mount Lincoln’s |
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| Sowaqua Part Two Fantastic views from the southern section along with an amazing alpine valley |
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| Sumas in the Fog Grungy weather but still a great hike to the summit |
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| Elaho? A missing forest Huge black toothpicks are all that remains of the majestic Elaho Forest |
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| Return to Lindeman It has been years since I last hiked into Lindeman Lake, What a change! |
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| Mt. Hollyburn in Cloud Journey to the Unknown or so the hike up Hollyburn seemed as we made our way through the cloud |
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| Silver Pine Adventure Key to my love of the Harrison area is the endless variety of the many different regions that comprise this area |
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| SOTA on Zoa with Cara Life is good when one can hike a good summit trail with their wife. |
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| Mt. Cheam Re-activated My most often climbed Summit, still an amazing view and experience. |
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| Vedder Mountain Next up, the Vedder Mountain First Time Activation |
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| Black Mountain Our first steep hike together, it was not too difficult and the scenery well worth the effort |
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| Slollicum, Lookout and the far north Personally, I really like exploring the East Harrison area, there is so much to find here and it is easy to access |
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| SunFlower A giant Sunflower and a Dwarf Sunflower growing in my yard |
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| Agassiz and Woodside Quick hiking was needed to complete two summits on a single day. |
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| Mt. Mercer Pleasant hiking after a challenging road up the side of the mountain makes back country exploration fun |
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| Niagara Region (Day 2) Quality time driving through the farms makes up for an uncooperative environment |
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| Exploring the West Cambridge area (Day 3) Resuming our search for color brought us northwest to the Cambridge area |
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| Niagara-on-the-lake and Welland Canal (Day 4) Sunny weather and interesting sights were the backdrop for the day’s adventure |
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| Roberts Line (Day 6) Today was a lovely warm day, ideal for enjoying the backroads and the change of colour |
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| Lake Line and Parts West of Port Stanley (Day 7) Unusually warm, the wind and bright sun made for a good morning to be out shooting |
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| Port Stanley and John E. Pearce Park (Day 8) Virtually a summer day, so warm and sunny but with the trees in vibrant colour |
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| The Drive Back (Day 11) Wind and cloud followed us today as we drove the back roads to Toronto |
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| Lost Creek in the Snow X-Ray vision would have helped for the drive out of the hills as the snow was coming down so fast! |
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| Grant Hill Yes, finally a trip back into the hills, too many months since my last visit! |
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| Silver River Power and Beyond Zebra striped rock exposed in a narrow river gorge is always very pretty |
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| Anderson River Valley A lovely day to get out and see how this beautiful area has changed. At least that’s what we wanted to do. |
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| Sumas for two A great day for hiking and so Carolyn and I set out for Sumas Peak to enjoy our lunch with a view. |
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| Hunter Creek A short but adventuresome excursion into the back country |
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| Mt. Woodside on the Air Ralph and I returned to Mt. Woodside to operate our radios in the Summits on the Air program |
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| Blackie Spit, Crescent Beach A lovely spot nearby that one seldom gets to |
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| Mt. Hollyburn with Snow One thought that by mid-July the summit would be snow free, well, it was not |
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| McKee Peak Small but popular, a mountain on the edge of town |
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| Lighthouse Park in the Smoke A pleasant stroll through the trails but the smoke in the air hid the view |
