Photography from British Columbia, Canada

Hedley, British Columbia

September 24, 2023July 1, 2009

The town of Hedley, BC is about 37km south east of Princeton along Hwy 3B.

When I pulled over to photograph the sign in the first photo (to record where on earth I actually was)… these horses came running (full out) towards me. I think the idea is they come and look nice for passing tourists in hopes of getting tasty handouts. I had no tasty handouts, so their enthusiasm for my presence waned quickly. A few minutes later, after they had already started wandering off – a bunch of “city folk” stopped with almost as much enthusiasm for actually seeing horses as the horses originally had for seeing me. Apples were handed out and everyone was happy with the exception of the father who had a negative interaction with the barbed wire fence. Yes – those things ARE sharp, that is sort of the point.

Bromley Rock Provincial Park in Spring

September 6, 2023June 30, 2009

Bromley Rock Provincial Park at fairly high water. Glad I did not try to photograph it in the summer when the water is low and it is crawling with people in brightly coloured float tubes and boats. The river here is the Similkameen River.

The Hope Slide

April 3, 2014June 28, 2009

In the early morning hours of January 9, 1965 a small avalanche descended from Johnson Peak across the Hope-Princeton Hwy, a few kilometers from Hope, BC. Four people had stopped to wait for crews to clear the slide from the highway. As they waited in the dark, a small earthquake occurred beneath Johnson Peak causing the largest rock avalanche ever recorded in British Columbia. 47 million cubic meters of rock came down the slope, covered the highway, and obliterated Outram Lake. The water from the lake, and some of the rock debris, crossed the valley and flowed from side to side, sloshing back and forth across the valley. Two of the bodies of the 4 people were recovered, the other two are still underneath approximately 70 meters of rock. The highway was rerouted around the slide debris, and a rest stop and memorial overlook the slide area.

The first stop on my trip earlier this month through Manning Park/Kelowna/Kamloops was to the Hope Slide.

The remains of Johnson Peak:

Panorama of Johnson Peak (7 photos stitched) and the slide area:

Lake Minnekhada Hike

September 5, 2023June 24, 2009

A few more shots from Minnekhada Regional Park in Port Coquitlam, BC.

Minnekhada Regional Park Panoramas

September 5, 2023June 23, 2009

A few panorama shots from Minnekhada Regional Park in Port Coquitlam, BC.

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1. High Knoll Viewpoint – 4 stitched photos (Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM)

2. Minnekhada Dike – Nearly 360° – 10 stitched photos (Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM)

A Few Leftover Winter Shots

September 5, 2023June 20, 2009

Now that the weather has turned hot I’ll post a few pictures with snow. Lots of snow this past winter – almost 3 feet on the ground at once which I do not think I’ve seen here before. Enjoyable except for being trapped at the house for almost a week due to snow on the road.