British Columbia Outdoor Stories

Nature at it’s finest

Kayaking with Magnificent Elk

Ahhhh… blue skies and sunshine after a night of Spring rain. Though rain should be expected, after all we are camped in a rainforest, in the Nimpkish Valley, on a nameless lake simply described as beautiful! We were greeted by a wift of a breeze carrying the coolness & fragrance of new evergreen growth… soothing […]

Gordon Patterson

July 9, 2022

BC Wildlife, Rainforest

big trees, camping, Canada, Hiking, Nimpkish Valley, North Vancouver Island, old growth forest, Outdoor Adventure, outdoor recreation, Port Hardy, Port McNeill, Rainforest, Roosevelt Elk, trout, Vancouver Island, wildlife
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