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Flyover BC

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I’ve recently had the opportunity to fly at low altitude over the peaks and high plateaus of the Chilcotin Mountains of BC. It’s one thing to know that we live on the edge of wilderness, and it’s another to see it from the air.

We live in an amazing province in a vast and vacant country… and it’s beautiful!

Bear Creek Falls

Yesterday was our last full day in Kelowna, and while we did a hike around these falls every day, I finally followed the creek into the falls that we could hear at a lookout, but couldn’t see. I didn’t think I’d see the falls, I was just curious.

The white-dotted trail was our usual, daily route.
It’s a fairly easy walk along the creek, but when I asked people coming the other way they said getting wet along the way was unavailable.
The first bend, you can already hear the falls.
Looking back around the first bend.
This 20-25 foot section was too deep to walk, and a little eggbeater kick was required to pass through.
First look at the falls.
Getting in, and feeling the force of the falls.
Last photo, but…
This was too good not to share, so I came back with my daughter and her friend.

I didn’t know I was going to be able to make it to the falls, I just wanted to check out the stream… this was a wonderfully unexpected, and special experience!

Magical Sunset

Kelowna, BC, Canada last night.

It looked like the mountain was on fire.
Got this walking to the shoreline, it’s completely unedited, but doesn’t seem real.
Walking to the shoreline.
Proof that these colours are natural and that I’m not playing with filters.
11 seconds of beauty.
And ending with a couple shots of the light show that came with the view.
The sun was setting at this point and the colours started to fade.

I’ve seen a lot of beautiful sunsets, but this one enamoured me like no other. It was truly magical.

The waterfall experience

In March of 2017 I was in Costa Rica and we visited a beautiful waterfall. This was my description on Facebook.

Take 43 seconds out of your day and watch this waterfall in slow motion.

Nature is amazing. There is a reason why we are drawn to the outdoors, and why natural formations like peaks, vistas, and waterfalls become beacons that draw us to them.

But what made this a truly incredible experience was that it was felt as well as seen. It was a full body experience.

Fall colours

I just came back from a walk with my daughter. We passed this tree and I had to stop and take a photo:

Growing up in the Caribbean, I have to say that the explosion of fall colours was as captivating as experiencing snow for the first time. We moved to Toronto (North York) and the main highway downtown is the Don Valley Parkway, which follows the Don River lowlands and is surrounded by trees. This time of year the drive is breathtaking.

Seeing this tree brought back memories of seeing fall leaves for the first time and thinking that there was no way these colours were from real trees. It’s amazing that so many vibrant colours can stem from the death of leaves. Fall is here, enjoy the weather, and beautiful scenery, because winter is coming.