Found near Muir Creek, Vancouver Island.
Died along road from Lake Cowichan to Port Renfrew.
The car that almost made it to China Beach.
Strachan Trail
Strachan Trail boardwalk. The trail is actually quite short but offers a beautiful view of Florence Lake whilst surrounded by song birds in the marshland.
Fall colors found here are some of the best I have seen all season.
New Night Photos
in Night, Uncategorized
This is a tiny two room abandoned house I visited in the middle of the night. Two police cars actually pulled up on the road nearby with their lights on while I was shooting. It had my heart going quick but it just so happened that they were only pulling somebody over nearby and never even noticed me.
I had been eying up this firetruck to light paint for a long time. It was absolutely pitch black when lighting it in the forest. Nice to bring it alive for one night again after all the years it sat there.
This was the second trip back to this old 68' GMC. Upon inspecting the files from the first trip I discovered they were somehow just out of focus and I had to redo it. Lighting was quite technical and time consuming for this shot involving two flashes, remote triggers, three different colored gels, a flashlight, lots of numbers, and patience.
Cheewhat Cedar - Canada's Largest Tree
in Forests, Uncategorized
Canada's largest tree, the Cheewhat Giant, grows protected in the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve on southern Vancouver Island in the territory of the Ditidaht First Nation. This massive western redcedar measures 182 feet (55 m) tall and 20 feet (6 m) wide. It’s also the largest known western redcedar tree in the world, a true wonder to behold.
The record-sized tree was first identified by Maywell Wickham in 1988, and nearly 40 years later, a larger one has yet to be found (despite the best efforts of big tree hunters like myself). Maywell wouldn’t have been the first person to see this tree, however. The Ditidaht people have lived amongst these lands for thousands of years, and evidence of their cultural use of the prized cedar trees found in this forest abound. When visiting this tree, take a moment to contemplate the immense scales of time in front of you, both in the form of ancient trees and rich cultural history.
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Cheewhat Giant
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The trail leading to the Cheewhat passes by some other redcedar trees of epic proportions as well.
A massive fallen cedar tree dwarfs hikers as they enter the old-growth. Everything in this forest is super-sized!
The enormous, alien-like “Bulbous Cedar”. This tree appears about halfway along the trail to the Cheewhat Giant.
The surrounding old-growth forest is also among the richest and most vibrant I have ever visited. A must-see place for any big tree hunter.
