Tuesday, August 28, 2007
British Columbia
For two weeks in August I was in British Columbia. I spent five days on Vancouver Island, four days on Denman Island and eight days in Vancouver. Here are 27 or 28 pictures from the over 600 I took over the course of the trip. I'm not a great photographer but I tried to pick more of the scenic ones. I hope you enjoy them! (Don't miss the Lynn Canyon Suspension Bridge Picture...you may have to use the link from the list on the right to see it.)
Victoria, BC
This is me standing at the top of Mount Tolmie, the highest mountain in the city of Victoria. I 'd just arrived in BC a couple of hours earlier.
The Empress Hotel and part of the inner harbour in downtown Victoria.
I went to Butchart Gardens (north of Victoria) on a Saturday but it was relatively quiet considering the number of people there. It's a large place made up of smaller, themed gardens.
This is the sunken garden.
This is from the Japanese Garden. I loved all the green!
Mom, check out the hanging baskets!
The Empress Hotel and part of the inner harbour in downtown Victoria.
I went to Butchart Gardens (north of Victoria) on a Saturday but it was relatively quiet considering the number of people there. It's a large place made up of smaller, themed gardens.
This is the sunken garden.
This is from the Japanese Garden. I loved all the green!
Mom, check out the hanging baskets!
Juan de Fuca Provincial Park
Juan de Fuca Provincial Park (east of Sooke, BC) has a 47 km wilderness trail along the western shoreline of southern Vancouver Island and many beaches. The area is known for how the rainforest meets the sea.
This is the rainforest on the way to China Beach.
I also hiked to Mystic Beach. Steps were carved out of this log (much longer than it looks).
There was a small waterfall trickling off the rockface and small caves are slowly forming from the tides (see the people?).
This was the view from the beach.
This is the rainforest on the way to China Beach.
I also hiked to Mystic Beach. Steps were carved out of this log (much longer than it looks).
There was a small waterfall trickling off the rockface and small caves are slowly forming from the tides (see the people?).
This was the view from the beach.
Duncan, BC
Duncan is part of the Cowichan Valley which is rich with the history of the Quw'utsun' (Cowichan) Native People. Approximately 70 totem poles decorate the city. I had a tour of the Quw'utsun' Cultural & Conference Centre and learned about the history of the Cowichan people in the Duncan area.
Duncan is overlooked by Malahat Mountain. Here are two pictures taken from the top of the Malahat.
Duncan is overlooked by Malahat Mountain. Here are two pictures taken from the top of the Malahat.
Thetis Island
I went to Thetis Island for an afternoon to see the camp owned by the organization I work for.
There were some interesting rocks on the beach.
This is the branch of an arbutus tree (red, peeling bark) of which there are many, on Vancouver Island at least.
There were some interesting rocks on the beach.
This is the branch of an arbutus tree (red, peeling bark) of which there are many, on Vancouver Island at least.
Denman Island, BC
Denman is a beautiful island 2.5 hours north of Victoria in the Georgia Strait. I enjoyed my time there and it was so relaxing!
I was given the room with the view (of the farm, ocean and mountains)!
We came across this crab on the beach with what looked like a slice of bread on its back although now that I've rotated the picture it looks more like a mushroom.
On my first night my friend cooked me two oysters they had collected off the beach - they were good!
This is one of my friend's kids suspended above one of the two private freshwater lakes on the island. A rope was tied way up in a tree so that you could climb up a hill with the end of the rope and swing out into the lake Tarzan-style. Um, I didn't try this....
We took an afternoon trip to Texada Island and on the way back saw this sea lion. It was the size of a grizzly bear...huge!
I was given the room with the view (of the farm, ocean and mountains)!
We came across this crab on the beach with what looked like a slice of bread on its back although now that I've rotated the picture it looks more like a mushroom.
On my first night my friend cooked me two oysters they had collected off the beach - they were good!
This is one of my friend's kids suspended above one of the two private freshwater lakes on the island. A rope was tied way up in a tree so that you could climb up a hill with the end of the rope and swing out into the lake Tarzan-style. Um, I didn't try this....
We took an afternoon trip to Texada Island and on the way back saw this sea lion. It was the size of a grizzly bear...huge!
Vancouver, BC
I loved how the trees overhang the streets in the neighbourhood where I stayed.
The hedges are often so tall you can barely see the houses behind them. A minivan could easily pass through the archway of this one.
This is Cordova Beach with the downtown in the background. It was a five-minute walk from where I stayed.
I liked these red cranes. To give you an idea of the the size of them, the boxes stacked just below them are railway car boxes!
The workers at Van Dusen Park and Queen Elizabeth Park are currently on strike but we were still able to visit QE Park.
The hedges are often so tall you can barely see the houses behind them. A minivan could easily pass through the archway of this one.
This is Cordova Beach with the downtown in the background. It was a five-minute walk from where I stayed.
I liked these red cranes. To give you an idea of the the size of them, the boxes stacked just below them are railway car boxes!
The workers at Van Dusen Park and Queen Elizabeth Park are currently on strike but we were still able to visit QE Park.
Lynn Canyon
Lynn Canyon is in North Vancouver. There are trails, smaller beaches and the long canyon with two sets of falls. This is the suspension bridge over one part of the canyon.
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