Category Archives: lakes

Comox Lake – 04 May 2018

Posted on May 4, 2018 by Katherine

Comox Lake – 134.16m ASL, 04 May 2018 Related Posts:Comox Lake – February 2018Comox Lake – 09 February 2018Comox Lake– beneath the waterComox Lake

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Horne Lake – just an island on an island

Posted on May 4, 2018 by Katherine

Just an island on an island – Horne Lake Related Posts:Horne LakeHorne Lake damTin ManHorne Lake suspension bridge

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Back to black (and white…)

Posted on April 1, 2018 by Katherine

The shoreline at Wolf Lake There is a bit of history here: June of 1938 was the driest June since weather records were first collected in 1874 – it set the stage for what would be called the “Bloedel Fire”. … Continue reading →

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Back to black (and white…)

Posted on April 1, 2018 by Katherine

The shoreline at Wolf Lake There is a bit of history here: June of 1938 was the driest June since weather records were first collected in 1874 – it set the stage for what would be called the “Bloedel Fire”. … Continue reading →

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Wolf Lake

Posted on March 29, 2018 by Katherine

A peaceful moment at Wolf Lake, between Mount Washington and Constitution Hill. The lake is accessed off Western Forest Products Duncan Bay Main logging road. Sadly, the two day use areas are starting to become littered with beer cans and … Continue reading →

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Loon Lake

Posted on February 22, 2018 by Katherine

The E&N rail line is widely know as connecting Courtenay and Victoria, but there’s also the Port Alberni Sub, a 39 mile long branch line that runs from Parksville, over the Alberni Summit,  to Port Alberni. The E&N trestle over … Continue reading →

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Comox Lake Dam control gates

Posted on February 16, 2018 by Katherine

This has to be one of my favorite scenes at the BC Hydro impoundment dam on Comox Lake – lots of water, but not too much, and a healthy discharge for the salmon downstream and for the Puntledge Generating Station. … Continue reading →

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Comox Lake – February 2018

Posted on February 11, 2018 by Katherine

Comox Lake – looking toward Cumberland from the logging road bridge Related Posts:Comox Lake Logging Road bridgeComox Lake Logging Road bridgeComox LakeComox Lake – 09 February 2018

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Comox Lake – 09 February 2018

Posted on February 10, 2018 by Katherine

A beautiful winter day the BC Hydro Comox Lake impoundment dam Related Posts:Comox Lake Logging Road bridgeComox Lake– beneath the waterComox Lake – Over the damComox Lake – The other side of the dam

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Buttle Lake – a fall day

Posted on January 18, 2018 by Katherine

The far end of Buttle Lake – Strathcona Provincial Park Related Posts:Buttle Lake – a fall dayButtle LakeStrathcona Provincial Park – Buttle LakeButtle Lake – Ralph River

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