Beautiful BC... some random shots | Photos

[oceanmdx]

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[oceanmdx]

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[Taller, Better]

Some awesome photos!! Well done all around. :cheers:

[mr.x]

well done!

[Taller, Better]

I just went back and looked at them all a second time, as they just blow me away.. what great shots! :cheers:

[oceanmdx]

Here are a few more:

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[oceanmdx]

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[oceanmdx]

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[Plumber73]

I'm actually most impressed by the eagle and owl pics. They must be among the most amazing birds we have.

[oceanmdx]

Then here are a few more:

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The turkey vulture has moved into southern BC:

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[mr.x]

^ omg, amazing!!!!


i know we have deserts in BC, but i never thought we had vultures as well. cool.


so many beautiful pics, i don't know which one i like best.

[oceanmdx]

^ omg, amazing!!!!


i know we have deserts in BC, but i never thought we had vultures as well. cool.


so many beautiful pics, i don't know which one i like best.

Yeah, the young woman holding the birds told us that the turkey vulture is now see in southern BC... I think they also may have moved into southern Ont.

Anyway more regarding the desert... actually, the southern Okanagan doesn't quite qualify as desert... it has around 12 inches of ppt./year... just over the definition... places like Devon Is. in the Arctic archipeligo are deserts... it's so dry there that it's used as a stand in for Mars!:lol:

Here's a map that shows NA's desert areas (not including the Arctic):

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This is Osoyoos' brand new visitor centre:

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Take a look at the material used for the table tops in that building; they called it petrified river bottom (IIRC):

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I can see sagebrush and antelope brush in this:

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[oceanmdx]

On the right, you can see the antelope bush... very rare in Canada:

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This is the first and only Indian owed winery (in partnership with other companies)... and they grow their own grapes. The word is pronounced "Ink-a-meep". This band is very much into business... they are likely the best band in Canada.

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The winery has an outdoor restaurant... they have a sign warning patrons about rattlesnakes.

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In partnership with government the band (Osoyoos Indian Band) operates timeshares right next door to the winery.

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[oceanmdx]

Here's another angle on that eagle:

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[oceanmdx]

Logan Lake's visitor centre is located inside the body of this shovel:

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[Nanaimo Bars]

Very Impressive Oceanmdx!
Your window on British Columbia is awesome! My first post on this site was British Columbia vs Queensland in Austrialia.
I had been there and knew which was better! Your window on B.C. proved it!

[tamaran]

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Where is it? look very dry!, similar to mediterranean climate (South Europe, South Australia, California, South African)

Are this photos in BC? where please?

Thank :)

[mr.x]

That's B.C.'s Okanagan Valley, it has a Mediterranean climate....we make very good winery there, lots of orchards as well. There are also deserts here.

[Plumber73]

Could be the Okanagon Valley, but it also looks like the North Thompson river near Kamloops.

[jlbjlb]

Looks like lake Osoyoos to me. I just spent a week there. Wonderful place!

[oceanmdx]

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Where is it? look very dry!, similar to mediterranean climate (South Europe, South Australia, California, South African)

Are this photos in BC? where please?

Thank :)

That photo was taken from Osoyoos, British Columbia.... it is in the southern part of the Okanagan Valley.... the climate is semi-arid.

All the photos are from the province of British Columbia, which is a province of Canada (the furthest to the west).

[oceanmdx]

Looks like lake Osoyoos to me. I just spent a week there. Wonderful place!

Correct.... on both counts. :)

[Rhino]

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[oceanmdx]

Where exactly are the first two from?

[Taller, Better]

Very cool shots, Rhino.... well done!! :cheers:

[Franky]

BC is definitely one of the only places I would actually live in. Ocean, Mountains, Rainforest, fjords, valleys, desert and a plethora of lakes can all be found within the province.

[Rhino]

the first two are from Kamloops , well they are all from KAmloops except the big falls .

[oceanmdx]

the first two are from Kamloops , well they are all from KAmloops except the big falls .

Thanks, but I would like to know exactly where the 2nd photo was taken.

[mr.x]

KEATS ISLAND, BC

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Some pictures from my Keats Island trip:


Horseshoe Bay Terminal - 20 minutes from Downtown Vancouver. This was where a Super C-Class ferry carrying 1,000 passengers slammed onto a dock and destroyed/sunk two dozen boats two years ago.
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Voyage to Keats Island (the size of the Downtown Vancouver peninsuala)
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Arrival at the Island
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[spongeg]

so many red x's

but the ones that were there... looks nice

[mr.x]

so many red x's

but the ones that were there... looks nice

really? rex x's??? the all work fine for me.

[Brett]

Bamfield
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[DrT]

Thanks Mr.x and Brett!

These photos remind me of the reason why I fell in love with BC.

I remember the jingle on the Tourism BC brochure that read "Supernatural British Columbia" --- that would be the best title for this thread.

[mr.x]

oh my, those are gorgeous pictures Brett......gosh how much i love this province.

now if only i had a better camera....

[Rhino]

the second photo is taken at Mission Flats , across the river from the Airport. Why so interested ?

[konarider]

A few shots I've taken in my travels of the last few months.

Francois lake ( east end )
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Francois lake near ferry landing with Uncha mountain in the background.
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Mount Robson
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Ancient Forest Trail. 1 hour east of Prince George. This is the only known Inland rain forest on Earth. This particular tree is estimated to be 2000 years old.
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View from the trail head looking north across the Upper Fraser valley at Fang Mountain.
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Bowron Lake looking towards in interior of the park.
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And finally looking south from my back yard in suburban Prince George.
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Hope everyone enjoyed my little photo tour.

[oceanmdx]

There are certainly many inland rain forests in the world.... I'd check that claim... nice photos though.

[konarider]

http://wetbelt.unbc.ca/

The Ancient Forest Trail

Antique Forest Stands in B.C.'s Inland Rainforest.

As Pacific storm systems sweep over the interior mountain ranges of British Columbia they create a zone of elevated precipitation. In the watershed of the upper Fraser River this has given rise to a unique inland wet-temperate rainforest; a forest ecosystem that combines attributes of both the coastal wet-temperate rainforests of British Columbia and adjacent boreal forests of Alberta and the far north.

Don't just take my word for it. Click on the link and see for yourself.

[oceanmdx]

Actually, you should have said, "inland temperate rainforests". There are many "inland rainforests".... but they are tropical rather than temperate.

[konarider]

Sorry, didn't think I really need to worry about that as BC is not in the tropics.

[oceanmdx]

Sorry, didn't think I really need to worry about that as BC is not in the tropics.

LOL... and Brazil, the Congo, Peru... and a long list of other countries that have inland rain forests are not in the temperate zone.

[look@round]

Most of the pictures posted here are gorgeous... Hopefully I can go on Vancouver island and some other island soon! I want to see all these huge trees there!
I went today to Whistler with my company, and OMG, the view you have to drive there is just so amazing... I won't post any pictures since they aren't very good and you probably see some similar thousand of times, but BC is really a great place to live in... when it's sunny :)

[spongeg]

i take it you haven't been through winter yet?