Showing posts with label Winter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Winter. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Winter In Northwestern British Columbia (Pictures)


The below links are for other stories and pictures from around British Columbia. 

Winter Time On The Morice River Houston British Columbia (Pictures/Wolves Video)

Sunset Lake And Area At Topley British Columbia (Pictures)

The 1907 Heritage E Stuart Wood School Kamloops British Columbia (Pictures)

Media Interviews With Brian Vike

Winters Snowfall In Houston British Columbia (Pictures)

Winter - Historic Buildings Found In Four Seasons Park 
Houston British Columbia (Pictures)

Winter Scene Eddy Park On The Bulkley River Telkwa British Columbia (7 Pictures)

Ski Smithers Hudson Bay Mountain And Prestige Hudson Bay Lodge In 
Smithers British Columbia (Pictures)

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Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Ice Jam On The Bulkley River Smithers British Columbia (Pictures)


Above Photo: Ice jam raise's the water in the Bulkley River at Smithers, British Columbia.

An ice jam has threaten to flood homes that are in low lying areas next to the Bulkley river in Smithers, British Columbia in the early part of January 2016. People were placed on high alert as the ice and water backed up onto peoples property.

As chunks of ice started building up on the river, this caused the water to back up, flooding some basements and property.

There were approximately 16 or so homeowners that were placed on evacuation notice if the river continued to rise. There was some flooding on some the roads.

In Spring runoff, many of these low lying areas do flood, and flooding has been seen in years past from ice jams on the Bulkley.

Also residents are being advised to stay away from the river as it is extremely dangerous.

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Saturday, January 2, 2016

Steelhead And Winter Ice Fishing In And Around Houston British Columbia (12 Pictures)


Above Photo: Fulton river which flows into Babine Lake, British Columbia's longest natural lake at Granisle, B.C.. Picture was taken on New Year's Day, January 1, 2016.

Houston, British Columbia is known around the world for a good number of things, such as Canada’s largest fly fishing rod and one of two grizzly bears that were killing cattle around Hungry Hill. 

Also we have the “beautiful” Steelhead Park which runs along Highway 16 through Houston. 

In the park there is the Steelhead fountain where you can sit peacefully enjoying the day.

Another popular attraction is the Wolf Totem Pole which is in the park.

In summer there are numerous beds of blooming flowers of different types and well manicured grass. The park is truly Houston’s well known gem.

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Friday, December 18, 2015

Winter Scene - The Equity Silver Mine Road Houston British Columbia (75 - Pictures/Slideshow)


 Above Photo: At the top of the rock bluff the tree tops are pure white from the snow and frost and in summertime you can see the mountain goats laying down sun baking all seen from the Equity Silver Mine Road Houston, British Columbia.

Once again we headed off on a new adventure, this time closer to home. On December 14, 2015 we decided, since it was a beautiful day to take a drive out on the old Equity Silver Mine Road. The road had been ploughed recently so it was like a super highway. The sky was deep blue and the snow crystals glistened in the sunlight.

The Equity mine road has been one of my favorite places to visit which is just outside of town. Years back in the summer we would take all the little kids to a spot where they could catch some trout, and it was right at the side of the road. They would cast out their fishing line with a float attached and wait for the float to bob up and down. Of course there was always a juicy worm on the hook. 

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Sunday, December 13, 2015

Winter Scene - Travel To Beautiful Houston British Columbia (11 - Pictures)


Above Photo: The Bulkley River filmed from the Bulkley Valley bridge.

Well another dawn arrived in Houston, B.C. with yet another heavy snowfall on the ground. Everything, I mean everything is white. So on December 13, 2015 I headed out harmed with camera, water and pop to one of my favorite places around Houston.

Knockholt for me holds a lot of good memories, my kids when younger would swim in the Bulkley River at Knockholt. Then my daughters kids did the same. They could build sandcastles with moat, ride inner tubes down the river or just splash around having a good old time. 

The scenery there never lets you down, and the beauty about this location is that you can drive right to it. From Houston heading east the distance is only a 8.6km drive along Highway 16 and make a right hand turn onto McKilligan Road, a few hundred yards down the road and you can park your vehicle and within a few steps you are sitting by the river. 

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Saturday, December 12, 2015

Winter On The Morice River Houston British Columbia (10 - Pictures)


Above Photo: Seen from the Walcott Road outside Houston, British Columbia.

Once again we woke up to a blanket of snow on Saturday December 12, 2015. It was just gorgeous out with the new snow and we decided to take a drive out on the Morice River road outside of Houston, British Columbia.

The trees were covered in white, it was as if someone dropped blobs of white paint onto the branches of the trees. Although the sky was dark and overcast, the brilliance from the snow made for a wonderful picture.

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Friday, December 11, 2015

Winter Scene - CN Railway Bridge Telkwa British Columbia (4 - Pictures/Video)


Above Photo: CN Railway bridge over the Telkwa River, 
the Telkwa River flows into the Bulkley River.

Telkwa is a wonderful small village which can be found in British Columbia. If you are planning a trip through, or to visit you would follow Highway 16 west from Prince George, B.C. for approximately 350 kilometres. Telkwa and area are rich in history and you can venture through Telkwa’s Museum for a look back in time. Also Telkwa boasts about it’s Tyhee Lake Provincial Park, and they have a right too, it is beautiful. 

Camping is available in the park and the campsites are secluded, this way you can lay back and take it easy and there is large parking lot for day visitors. Also on site are horseshoe pits and a volleyball net in case you want to get your competitive side on.

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Winter Scene - Mountains And Dark Clouds Over Smithers British Columbia (3 – Pictures)


Above Photo: Glacier and Mountains in Smithers, British Columbia.

My wife and I were in Smithers, British Columbia on December 10, 2015 as I had to pick up some new glasses. 

One of the first things I wanted to do was too take some pictures of the 1,012 pound "Phantom Grizzly Bear" which was shot on Hungry Hill by Conservation Officers and is on display at the Smithers Airport Smithers, British Columbia.  

So we drove to the airport, I parked the car and ran inside of the airport and took a few pictures. I ran back out, jumped in the car and as we were leaving the airport’s parking lot, I noticed how nice the mountains looked with dark clouds hanging over them. 

I decided to pull the car over, I got out and took a few shots of the mountains.

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Monday, December 5, 2011

Bright Lights And UFO Over Apopka Ocoee Winter Garden Orland Florida Area

 
November 23, 2011
Time:  7:45 p.m.
 
Number of witnesses: 1
Number of Objects: 3
Shape of Objects: 2 round lights and 1 very seeable craft.
 
Full Description of Event/Sighting: I was sitting on my porch which is on the second floor and my home and to the left of the porch and next to me is a block of woods. I always look up at the night sky in the evenings. While I was sitting there, just looking at the sky, I noticed two bright white lights moving together towards the Winter Garden/Orlando area.
 
What my initial thought was is that they were helicopters. Being ex military I know what a helicopters sounds like. These objects made no noise what so ever. One object seemed to be ahead of the other one. This one object then stopped, went straight up and stopped again.
 
It was allowing the other object to pass by underneath it. When the second object passed by, the first object then came straight back down, fell in behind the other object and then followed it. Not less than one minute later a craft, and I mean a big craft came into view through the tree tops.
 
This craft had a cross shaped series of lights on the bottom and was curved on all four sides. I could clearly see the shape of the craft. It was not a airplane. It was moving slowly over the top of the trees, was not making a sound, and the fact that two bright white lights proceeded it was interesting.
 
The shape was like a four leaf clover, I could clearly see the scalloped edges of the craft in the areas where the rounded part of the "clover" met. There were approximately 12 lights down the center of the craft and 12 lights across the craft. These crafts made no sound at all and the large one was traveling at a slow rate of speed.
 
I've lived in this house for over 3 years. There is no air traffic over my house unless it's a helicopter on the way to either a news story or accident, and you can clearly hear these crafts coming. Unusual to say the best. I know what I saw and have been looking on line since Wednesday evening so see if anyone else saw objects in the sky over the Apopka/Ocoee/Winter Garden/Orlando area, but nothing. I'm going keep my camera with me at all times now.
 
If I had gone into the house to get my camera out of the bedroom, I would not of been able to watch the craft cruise over the trees.
 
If you have seen anything like this in the same area please be kind enough to contact Brian Vike at: sighting@telus.net with the details of your sighting. All personal information is kept confidential.

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Saturday, January 30, 2010

2010 Winter Olympics Torch Relay Houston, British Columbia Canada



On Saturday, January 30, 2010 at approximately 3:30 p.m. the people in the town of Houston came out in huge numbers to watch and to cheer on the folks carrying the 2010Winter Olympics Torch.

I have added a few pictures below and a short video clip of a young fellow carrying the torch.

Also, if anyone else in Houston who was watching and filming the 2010 Winter Olympics Torch Relay and would like to add their photos/video footage to this page, just drop Brian Vike an email with attached photos and video footage and I will be happy to upload it to this page. Also you are welcome add your comments about the torch run with your material along with your copyright for the material. I will get it all posted straight away.


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