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Morning Beach, Denman Island
On the way home from Hornby last Tuesday I decided to drive to the north end of Denman. The (dirt/gravel) road ends at Morning Beach from where you can walk along the shore (several kilometres) to the north end. Unfortunately I only had sandals and after a km of stopping every once in awhile to…
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Tribune Bay, Hornby Island
Some photos from May 2013, some from last week. It’s easy to tell which is which.
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Whaling Station Bay, Hornby Island
Whaling Station Bay, Hornby Island was an active whaling station in the late 1800’s. Now the bay is lined with homes/cottages. When you come out of Helliwell Park the bay is right there except you can’t see it for the trees. You can park on one of the little finger roads that goes into the…
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Helliwell – the East Side of the Park
But before that – one last shot of the cliffs (May 2013) and a couple of tree shots from this past Tuesday.. There are a few old growth trees scattered here and there throughout the forest. The photos below were taken of the east side of the park this past Tuesday. And below – taken…
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Helliwell Provincial Park.
One of the most interesting provincial parks on the islands in my opinion. It has three very different topographical areas: the forest, the cliffs and the “down by the sea” section. The sign says the loop through all three sections takes 1 1/2 hours. I took 3 hours this past Tuesday – to look around…
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What’s Different
Of course in May 2013 (first photo) it was greener. The green not only provides more colour but it provides more contrast against the brown/black cliffs. At 2 in the afternoon (first photo), the light happens to be perpendicular to the scene – again more contrast. In the second photo (9 in the morning), the…
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