We recently saw this mule deer when we were hiking in a provincial park.
She looked up from whatever yummy plant she was eating, waggled her ears, posed, let me take a picture and then went right back to her lunch.
She looked so beautiful and unconcerned as she stood among the daisies, feeling comfortable that no harm would come to her.
Happy Monday.
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#ScenicSaturday July 13th 2024:
A beautiful July picture of the River Wye, courtesy of Stuart Aken. Please click the link above to see more of Stuart’s lovely photography.
We have seen some truly fantastic landscapes on this trip through northern British Columbia as we near our ultimate destination: Haida Gwaii.
The rivers are magnificent, which leads me to this question: in the photos below, are you seeing a river or is it a lake? Or, is it a river and a lake?
I’ll provide the answer in the comments.
Happy Sunday.
The Bulkley River of northern British Columbia is a major tributary to the much larger Skeena River – I’ll post pictures of the Skeena later; it’s huge.
This river is greenish-grey which indicates that it’s fed by glaciers and their forceful runoff. The colour comes from pulverised rock particles that absorb and scatter sunlight; the rivers and lakes near the Rockies are an impressive bluish-green.
Happy Friday.
We recently left Penticton, British Columbia en route to Haida Gwaii, an archipelago off the northern Pacific coast and the home and ancestral territory of the Haida First Nation. Getting there would take three driving days and one ferry.
After stopping for the first night in Prince George, we continued on to Smithers.
Smithers is near the Hazelton Mountains which are a sub-range of the larger Coast Mountains. In winter there’s a lot of good downhill and cross-country skiing and in summer the hiking is fabulous.
After a decent night’s sleep we drove to one of the peaks and found a good hiking trail.
As we neared the trail head the temperature went down to 24 C (75 F) from 33 C (91 F) in the town of Smithers below. It was a much appreciated break from the heat wave we’ve been experiencing all over British Columbia.
Being able to enjoy the trail in much cooler temperatures was a real plus.
From Smithers all the way to the coast, the forest is lush, dense and beautiful. This is because even though Smithers is fairly far north, its climate is mitigated by the temperate rainfall from the Pacific Ocean which leads to these lovely, almost-rainforests.
There were a number of powerful glacier-fed waterfalls on our route that we stopped to admire.
All too soon we needed to return to our vehicle to continue our drive to Prince Rupert and the coast. Our ferry booking for the sailing to Haida Gwaii was coming up next.
Happy Thursday.
We are in Prince Rupert on British Columbia’s northern Pacific coast, and the views and scenery have been stunning.
This was our view from a restaurant where we had dinner.
As we enjoyed our meal we also enjoyed the sunset and the frolicking bald eagles.
We saw many, many of them calling to each other, swooping, diving and putting on quite a display of their aerial prowess.
Happy Wednesday.
My greatest pleasure is to travel down an unfamiliar road. Marty Rubin
Travel Quote
A beautiful picture of Normandie, France, from Travels Through My Lens. Please click the link above to see Tricia’s photography and travel posts.
… with a gentle, fresh breeze …
… sleepy twittering from birds …
… and great relief from humans!
Happy Tuesday.
Most of British Columbia is experiencing a heat wave right now. Temperatures are in the high 30s celsius (about 100F) and people are looking to cool off however they can. As you can imagine, the beaches and lakes are very popular!
I spotted this sail boat among many on Okanagan Lake and thought how perfectly positioned it was to showcase an iconically sunny day white sail, blue sky and blue lake all around.
I felt cooler just looking at it, but it’s also an incredibly pretty sight.
It wasn’t very windy on the bench, but there was a breeze on the lake, and the sailboat seemed to be moving crisply along.
Happy Monday.
This continuing series of posts depicts our beautiful world, encouraging people to share them and maybe help save our unique home planet from human …
#ScenicSaturday July 6th 2024:
A lovely photo of the Bronze Age British Camp Hill Fort on the Malvern Hills, United Kingdom, courtesy of Stuart Aken. To see more of Stuart’s beautiful photography, please click the link above.
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