Art
03-23-2009, 08:18 PM
With spring just around the corner, we decided get away from the prairie snow and take a chance on B.C.'s Wet Coast.
The drive along the TC highway outside of Lake Louise, Alberta.
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Conditions near Revelstoke, B.C.
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TC highway slices through a wall of limestone near Golden, B.C.
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Driving conditions don't improve much on the Coquihalla Hwy
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More snow along the Pacific Rim Hwy #4 towards the Tofino/Ucluelet Junction. A cruel introduction on the first day of spring. :(
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Arrival at Toquart Bay outside of Ucluelet, B.C. Much to our delight, the sun came out the following day which made for some epic paddling conditions. :D
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To minimize heat loss, a California sea lion sticks its fins out of the water.
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Pit stop on David Island in Macoah Passage. My wife pauses to take a pic of an eagle resting on a nearby rock outcrop.
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Three's a crowd. We came across this unusual standoff on this sea lion haulout near Larkin's Islet. :eek:
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Photo opp along Toquart Bay logging road with Kennedy Lake backdrop. T'was a great day of paddling.
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Naturally, a trip to Pacific Rim National Park would not be the same without a visit to Long Beach. :cool:
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The drive along the TC highway outside of Lake Louise, Alberta.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b249/Batstar/IMG_9782.jpg
Conditions near Revelstoke, B.C.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b249/Batstar/IMG_9788.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b249/Batstar/IMG_9795.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b249/Batstar/IMG_9791.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b249/Batstar/IMG_9790.jpg
TC highway slices through a wall of limestone near Golden, B.C.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b249/Batstar/IMG_9786.jpg
Driving conditions don't improve much on the Coquihalla Hwy
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b249/Batstar/IMG_9803.jpg
More snow along the Pacific Rim Hwy #4 towards the Tofino/Ucluelet Junction. A cruel introduction on the first day of spring. :(
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b249/Batstar/IMG_9815.jpg
Arrival at Toquart Bay outside of Ucluelet, B.C. Much to our delight, the sun came out the following day which made for some epic paddling conditions. :D
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b249/Batstar/P3201376.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b249/Batstar/P3201378.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b249/Batstar/IMG_9820.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b249/Batstar/P3211389.jpg
To minimize heat loss, a California sea lion sticks its fins out of the water.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b249/Batstar/P3211387.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b249/Batstar/IMG_9829.jpg
Pit stop on David Island in Macoah Passage. My wife pauses to take a pic of an eagle resting on a nearby rock outcrop.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b249/Batstar/P3211393.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b249/Batstar/IMG_9834.jpg
Three's a crowd. We came across this unusual standoff on this sea lion haulout near Larkin's Islet. :eek:
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b249/Batstar/IMG_9841.jpg
Photo opp along Toquart Bay logging road with Kennedy Lake backdrop. T'was a great day of paddling.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b249/Batstar/IMG_9849.jpg
Naturally, a trip to Pacific Rim National Park would not be the same without a visit to Long Beach. :cool:
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b249/Batstar/IMG_9850.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b249/Batstar/IMG_9862.jpg