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  • Douglas-Fir Flowers

    Douglas-Fir Flowers

    Douglas Fir flowers, a natural wonder of Nature

    Gordon Patterson

    May 6, 2022
    BC Wildlife, Rainforest
    big trees, Canada, Douglas-Fir, Douglas-Fir Flowers., Hiking, Nimpkish Valley, North Vancouver Island, old growth forest, Outdoor Adventure, outdoor recreation, outdoors, Port Hardy, Port McNeill, Rainforest, Vancouver Island
  • Dancing With Vultures

    Vultures, amazing avian environmentalists!

    Gordon Patterson

    April 3, 2022
    BC Wildlife
    big trees, camping, Canada, Hiking, Hiking Vancouver Island, Mark Gunti, Nimpkish Valley, North Vancouver Island, Outdoor Adventure, outdoor recreation, outdoors, Port Hardy, Port McNeill, Rainforest, turkey vulture, Vancouver Island, vulture, wildlife
  • A Short Day on the Trail

    A hike in a British Columbia rainforest

    Gordon Patterson

    March 30, 2022
    BC Wildlife
    big trees, Canada, Hiking, Nimpkish Valley, North Vancouver Island, old growth forest, Outdoor Adventure, outdoors, Port Hardy, Port McNeill, Rainforest, recreation, Vancouver Island, wildlife
  • Wool Pants & Suspenders

    Outdoor reflections from a Northern Camp

    Gordon Patterson

    March 2, 2022
    BC Wildlife
    bear, camping, Canada, fishing, gold mining, Hiking, hunting, manson creek, moose, northern British Columbia, omineca, Outdoor Adventure, outdoors, suspenders, trout, wall tent, wilderness, wildlife, wool pants
  • Glimpse of the (Gwa’dzi) Quatse River

    Photos of North Vancouver Island’s Quatse River and Black Bears in Port Hardy’s Backyard.

    Gordon Patterson

    February 22, 2022
    BC Wildlife
    big trees, black bear, Canada, Hiking, merganser, North Vancouver Island, old growth forest, Outdoor Adventure, outdoor recreation, Port Hardy, Port McNeill, Quatse River, Rainforest, salmon, Vancouver Island, wildlife
  • Glimpse of Nimpkish Valley

    A view of the Nimpkish Valley along Highway 19, in the heart of North Vancouver Island.

    Gordon Patterson

    February 6, 2022
    BC Wildlife
    big trees, Nimpkish Valley, old growth forest, Rainforest, recreation, Vancouver Island
  • Visitors to Hardy Bay

    Brief photo and story view of Hardy Bay’s shore birds, Port Hardy, North Vancouver Island.

    Gordon Patterson

    February 2, 2022
    BC Wildlife
    Black Bellied Plover, Great Blue Heron, Greater Yellow Legs, North Vancouver Island, Port Hardy
  • Pleasures in Still Waterways

    Beautiful pristine lake hide-a-ways on North Vancouver Island… and relaxed conversations with a Cutthroat Trout

    Gordon Patterson

    January 31, 2022
    BC Wildlife
    Cutthroat Trout, Nimpkish Valley, North Vancouver Island, Port Hardy, Port McNeill, Rainforest
  • Nature’s Rare Frozen Marvel

    Photos and story of Natures rare remarkable hair-like strands of ice

    Gordon Patterson

    January 30, 2022
    BC Wildlife
    Hair Ice, Hiking Vancouver Island, Port Hardy, Port McNeill, Quatse River, Rainforest
  • Remarkable Suquash Shore

    Short story about North Vancouver Island’s Suquash beach, indigenous use, and Black Oystercatcher bird life

    Gordon Patterson

    January 28, 2022
    BC Wildlife
    Black Oyster Catchers, Coastal Mink, North Vancouver Island, Port Hardy, Port McNeill, Suquash

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