Tag: British Columbia
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Girl in a Wetsuit
Girl in a Wetsuit is a life-size 1972 bronze sculpture by Elek Imredy of a woman in a wetsuit, located on a rock in the water along the north side of Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Every day, rain or shine, I stop my bicycle on the 10 km ride around the Seawall of…
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British Columbia in Winter
British Columbia in winter has a magic all of it’s own, not always sunshine and rainbows but when the combination of elements and weather conditions come together a majesty unfolds and wilderness becomes art. There is nothing quite like the “snow crater” that forms beneath Wells Gray Provincial Park’s Helmcken Falls in the winter. Wells…
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British Columbia Gold Rushes
Gold on my mind lately and learning for the first time about the Omineca Country, also the omineca geology of British Columbia and why the gold rushes happened. The word omineca was used in geology to describe a rift region of land, left behind after dramatic upheaval, followed by millions of years of glaciation and…
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Left Coast Media and the Slacklife Series
Thank YouTube for giving us such an amazing platform for Left Coast Media, even if YT made mistakes with censorship and for unfair practices (towards some content creators) we can forgive them, or we never would see the Levi Allen video of a Man Riding a Walmart Raft off a 1000 ft. Waterfall. Left Coast…
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Sooke, British Columbia
The town of Sooke is another place in British Columbia that I have not seen and even though I won’t admit to a bucket list, there are some place I just feel I must go an experience for myself. That being said; Sooke British Columbia is high on the list. Sooke’s popularity as a scenic…
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The Coquihalla: 20 Months Through the Mountains
The Coquihalla is the name of the highway that connects Vancouver to the Okanagan Valley, an absolute marvel of road building and maintenance, there’s even been a show created around winter time problems on that road. I like the video called The Coquihalla: 20 Months Through the Mountains – a 1985 film about the construction…
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Lions Gate Bridge, Vancouver
I was riding my bicycle across the overpass in Stanley Park and stopped in the middle to admire the perfect view of Lions Gate Bridge, when I noticed a little plaque that said the following: The Guinness brewing family built the Lions Gate Bridge which opened in 1938 to provide access to its British Properties…
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Protect the Jumbo Valley
The Jumbo Valley, located deep in the wilds of British Columbia’s Purcell Mountains, has long been revered for its spiritual significance and beauty. To the Ktunaxa Nation, it is known as Qat’muk, home of the grizzly bear spirit. Part of a crucial international wildlife corridor, the Jumbo Valley is one of only two remaining areas…