Showing posts with label sasquatch. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sasquatch. Show all posts

Monday, February 06, 2023

Road closed

The sky was blue, in spots. The sun shone brightly; a nice change from the daily rain. Along the highway, hemmed in by tall evergreens, I was still in shadow, even in the early afternoon. The sun lies low on the horizon in February here, at 25° above the horizon at noon. Through a gap in the trees, I saw that the sun warmed the far side of the river; I crossed and went down the river-side trail.

On the trail, I was still in deep shade, but where light filtered in, colours glowed.

Evergreen fern and moss at the base of a tree.

The trail makes a loop here, crossing and re-crossing side channels of the river. I took the upper branch of the loop, but soon found my way blocked.

End of the road.

The tree had been standing on the bank, and had snapped off, leaving the roots still in the ground. As I retraced my steps and took the lower trail, I started to notice how many trees had been freshly downed over the last few months. Most exposed their shallow roots, going down without breaking until they hit ground; the soil is soggy and soft after a wet winter.

Then there was this one:

Booby trap?

On the far side, I stopped to look at it again:

Hard hat zone.

This one has been there for a few years, evidently. It snapped at the base, and the upper end has been sawed off where it crossed the trail. And there it hangs, held only by a couple of branch stubs.

More logs, these fallen into the water.

Slanted light, picking out last year's maple leaves.

Quiet stream, with another new-fallen tree making a bridge of sorts.

The top of the tree fallen over the bridge is just visible on the far right. And no, that isn't a bear on the far left. Just a stump. But I think the figure in the distant centre, beyond the fisherman, is a Sasquatch. Really.

Poking around, looking at fallen logs and root masses sent me off down another tack. About that, tomorrow.

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El sol brillaba. En el cielo se veían areas azules, un cambio bienvenido después de semanas de lluvias diarias. En la carretera, sin embargo, cercada como está por bosques de coníferos, estábamos todavía en sombra; el sol en este mes de febrero apenas llega a 25° arriba del horizonte a mediodía. En una brecha entre árboles, vi que el sol iluminaba el lado opuesto del rio. Crucé un puente y tomé el sendero que baja por la orilla del agua.

El sendero seguía en la sombra, pero donde se intercalaban rayos de luz, los colores resplandecían.

Foto #1: Un helecho perenne y musgos a la base de un árbol.

El sendero hace un círculo aquí, cruzando y volviendo a cruzar ramas laterales del rio. Tomé la rama superior, pero pronto la hallé bloqueada.

Foto #2: El final del camino.

El árbol había crecido en la mera orilla del agua, y se había roto a la base, sin desenterrar las raices. Regresé al sendero original, fijándome mientras iba en cuantos árboles se habían caído recientemente. La mayoría llevaban consigo las raices, poco hondas, dejándolas expuestas al aire, cayendo sin romperse hasta que dieran con el suelo; la tierra está mojada y sin cohesión; ha sido un invierno lluvioso.

Uno era éste:

Foto #3: ¿Trampa cazabobos?

#4: Volví a mirarlo desde el otro lado: Area de Cascos.

Este, parece que ha estado aquí por unos años. Se rompió cerca de la base, pero luego lo han cortado los que mantienen los senderos, dejando el camino sin peligro. Y allí cuelga, fijado en su sitio por solamente un par de restos de ramas.

Más troncos, éstos caídos al agua:

#5: Con la luz filtrado por el bosque iluminando las hojas de arce del año pasado.

#6: Otro árbol recién tumbado hace algo así como un puente. Al lado derecho se ve, apenas, el tronco del árbol que cayó sobre el puente. Y no, eso no es un oso al lado izquierdo. Pero la figura en el centro, entre el bosque atrás del pescador es un Sasquatch. De veras.

Y el estar mirando troncos caídos me llevó a descubrir otras cosas. Las dejo para mañana.

Thursday, September 26, 2019

Cutting edge

Summer on Vancouver Island is the time for large-scale wood carving or driftwood sculptures. We discovered a whole new installation in "downtown" Gold River (population 1,212). Wolves, bears, crabs, eagles, fish; our native totemic species. With one exception:


Bears (with teddy bear mascots) and a pair of chimps (or sasquatches). Very modern, up-to-date chimps. (Probably sasquatches.)

Already addicted to his phone. It's a Sassung™.

Selfie

And another modern bear:

Must have his coffee!

Monday, September 02, 2019

Mayhew the Sasquatch

Yes, we found the sasquatch! And we weren't eaten!

His name is Mayhew.

He's 8 feet tall, and on the move! Watch out!

Heading for the shore.

He's another sculpture by Alex, of Drifted Creations, like the cougar I found on Tyee Spit not long ago. Mayhew is on the far side of Quadra Island. We took a ferry over, then walked and walked, the wrong way, it turned out. But our trail took us through an enchanted forest; more on that, later.

Saturday, August 31, 2019

Cedar on cedar

I'm spending a few days mainly on the roads and in the bush, exploring the Island with family. This was taken at Strathcona Park Lodge, on Upper Campbell Lake, where we stopped for lunch. (Delicious!)

Cedar waxwing (look closely), on cedar.

We're going to Quadra Island to look for a sasquatch tomorrow. If we're not eaten, there will be photos.

Monday, June 17, 2019

Not a sasquatch

Sasquatches are shy and inoffensive. Not this guy I met on the side hill by Elk Falls. He's vicious!

Toothy, hungry, and disguised as a tree. Beware!

Friday, July 01, 2016

Sasquatch!

I was exploring back roads on Google maps, looking for a particular driveway, when I saw it.


Must be a Sasquatch

Zooming in. Oh, definitely, a Sasquatch.

Looks like he has a dog with him.

Looks like a beagle. In a backpack.

And Google refused to zoom in any closer. But I don't think he was there when I drove past the spot.

Friday, June 22, 2007

The Sasquatch, in plain view

Bella Coola trip, Fourth leg, Port Hardy to Bella Coola, by the ill-fated Queen of the North:
(Previous posts, #1 and #2.)

So many photos, and we haven't even gotten to photographer's heaven yet...

The ferry trip from Port Hardy, on the northern tip of Vancouver Island, to Bella Coola takes approximately 10 hours, starting with an 8 AM boarding. The first few hours are in open water,
but soon enough we slipped behind Calvert Island into Hecate Strait. From here on, the shore rises steeply on both sides.


We spent most of our time on deck, chasing from one side to another to watch the killer whales and the sea birds.
Blowing steam.

Try as we might, we could not identify these.* They never came close to the ferry, and never stayed in one spot for more than a moment. Our captain told us that auklets nest on the cliffs in this area; these could be them. Or not.

*Update, July 2nd; They're Thick-Billed Murres.

And the Sasquatch: here he is, walking along the shore.
I must admit, I never imagined that one would be wearing a hat and coat, or that he uses a walking stick. But why not?

Laurie was commenting today that he is amazed that no-one else saw him. Maybe if we'd pointed him out, instead of just taking photos...

Thursday, June 21, 2007

Nanaimo to Port Hardy: Found treasures.

Bella Coola trip, part II:

The third leg of the journey was by car. We drove up Vancouver Island, from Nanaimo to Port Hardy. A long, hot day, with a deadline at the end; a ferry to catch. We didn't waste much time.

We did stop, however briefly, at a rest stop:
And we spent a good hour in Union Bay. The highway hugs the beach here; a pile of driftwood at the entrance to a garden attracted our attention.Right side of the road.

And left side.

The driftwood surrounds Corry Lunn's shop and garden. She is "a clay sculptor and copper enamel artist. ... Her work incorporates driftwood, slumped glass, found treasures, within her clay and enamel wall pieces." (From her site.) (Joint site with Darrel Nygaard) More glass and found treasures blend with the tangled roots and stumps around the garden, which includes a marvellous table made of one thick, golden, freeform slab.

Corry was very welcoming, encouraging us to loiter in the backyard as long as we wanted. Eventually, though, we drifted into the shop, and remained, Oooohing and Aaaahing. Laurie bought a Raku plate for the wall and a ceramic starfish that I took a fancy to. We stashed them carefully in the trunk and regretfully took our leave.

North again. Another beach:Late in the afternoon, where the highway moves inland, we came across this pond full of dead trees. The orange/brown material floating on the surface is made up mostly of evergreen needles.
Oh, the sasquatch? Sorry, that's the next leg of the journey. But just because I promised, here's a glimpse of his mate in the distance.
The Walker, I always call this photo.
From far, far away, he has walked, a weary way, steadfast through rain and mist; now he faces a long valley, and at the end, the sea, where he can rest and bathe his blistered feet. Where he comes from, nobody knows; nor can they tell what message he brings. He is the Walker.
Photo taken from the now lost "Queen of the North".

Next post: Port Hardy to Bella Coola, by ferry. And a good, clear photo of the sasquatch.
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