Environmental photography and writing on the West Coast.
After a summer of cooling my heels in Victoria and working 9-5, I finally got out on a longer trip. We drove up Vancouver Island, through Campbell River, to Port Hardy. Then the sixteen hour ferry trip to Prince Rupert. A short (eight hour) ferry overnight to Skidegate, and the last leg driving up to…
Continue reading ➞ Leave it Wild: My latest trip to Haida Gwaii
One of the loveliest things about living on Vancouver Island is the fact that the sun comes back early. The ground is soft, the grass green, the sky so blue. Already, I've developed an awkward tan through the mesh on my yoga pants. The past few days in the sun have done wonders for pulling…
The jury is out on whether the snow is beautiful or a massive hindrance. UVic declared a snow day and I have time to catch up on my reading, writing, and 'rithmatic (just kidding, I avoid math like the plague). I also had time to take my camera out which is a rare luxury mid-semester.…
There is a certain gloom and colour in November days. The cold reaches through into your core and erupts in bouts of shivering. Naturally, shivering is not conducive to clear and steady landscapes so the trick is to time each shot for the moment of stillness after you exhale. Then you can warm yourself…
