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Elk Falls

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This may not look all that scary to you. But it sure was to us. What you don’t see is the deceivingly calm water hole just 20 metres upstream (there’s a sign that says no lifeguard on duty!) And the other thing you don’t see—is a very large waterfall just 10 metres downstream. There have been fatalities here.
This spring a 60 metre suspension bridge—65 metres above the canyon floor was opened to the public. Also new is a viewing platform at edge of the canyon wall. The platform provides an unimpeded view of the falls. Some snapshots below:

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The falls and canyon under the suspension bridge.

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The suspension bridge

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The falls from the suspension bridge

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Stairs to lower viewing platform

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Lower viewing platform at canyon’s edge

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The falls from the lower viewing platform

Now that’s a Hiking Trail!

Trail near Moose Falls

Really, really big trees. You have to walk among them to understand why so many people are fans of preserving the remaining first growth forests. These Douglas Fir giants, some over 400 years old survived one of BC’s largest ever forest fires, way back in 1938. It’s astonishing to see a massive Cedar beside one of the old Douglas firs and realize the Cedar has grown since the big fire.

By the way this is one of the trails in the day use area of Elk Falls Provincial Park, just outside Campbell River on Vancouver Island. There’s a view of Moose Falls from this point. There are three falls in the series, Moose, Deer and Elk. (vaguely similar to BC Ferries’ new ferry naming system…)

Stay tuned, more on Elk Falls coming tomorrow.

August Sky

Fernwood Sky

Saturday at 8:11 pm
A northwest sky along North Beach Road, Salt Spring Island

Fernwood Sky

Saturday at 8:35 pm
The same scene from a similar position, 25 minutes later. The sun is behind the hills; the ominous clouds provide early darkness.

Elizabeth May and the Debate

Elizabeth May, Sannich-Gulf Islands

Elizabeth May signs appeared on Salt Spring Island the day the 2015 federal election was announced. She and her merry band of volunteers were first to the sign posts. And I noticed the campaign office is already open on Salt Spring.

And was it just me or did she not—once again—seem to be the voice of knowledge, experience and reason during the (August 6th MacLean’s) debate?
Unlike the others, it seemed she wasn’t reading from a prepared script but actually knew about everything she and the others were discussing.
Perhaps she should be involved in more than just this one debate?
Lucky to have her representing the Gulf Islands.

 

Photos by John Cameron

Photographs of Salt Spring Island and areas reachable by ferry and road (and sometimes off-road).

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