Category: nature
Spring in Shawnigan Lake
Shawnigan Lake is where I’ve been calling home for a while now. It’s a beautiful community along the Victoria Watershed, just north of the Malahat and Victoria, on Vancouver Island, in beautiful British Columbia. Being an outdoors man, naturally I’ve taken to wandering with my camera in hand. Every month I get a collection of…
The Strait of Georgia
I cross the Strait of Georgia frequently. Back and forth, back and forth. I find that when I’m heading back to Vancouver Island I catch the best kind of sunset, if it’s not raining. On the way over, it’s usually around noon when I arrive – not so fine for them golden hour captures, but…
The Ranch at Christmas
Tonight my mom said, “I really miss my mom.” When I get stuck inside of my head, responses like, “I do too,” become unnecessary to me, yet so very necessary for conversation and community, for family. It’s hard to write that it’s not the same without my grandmother, it’s really not. Writing about it somehow…
Forests for the World, Prince George, BC
In Prince George, there is a region of forests they’ve dedicatedly labelled: Forests for the World. I’ve linked there to the Tourism PG‘s website that explains it fairly effectively. When I was living last in Prince George, out our back door were trails that led me through this land, or more technically, to this land.…
Southern Vancouver Island the Long Way
Last fall my Swiss friend Nene came to Canada. I offered my truck (and company) to tour her around BC so she could get to see this beautiful land the way that I see it, and the places that I know and am fond of in this land. Canadian pride I guess. The first leg…