Author: Robin Rowland

Moonrise over Mt. Elizabeth

A waxing gibbous moon (91 per cent) rises over Kitimat’s iconic Mt. Elizabeth on a frigid afternoon, Febuary 8, 2017.   The moon begins its climb into the sky near the peak of Mt. Elizabeth. (RobinRowland)   And reaches above the twin peaks. (Robin Rowland) A wider view of the moon over the twin peaks […]

The moon, Mars, Venus triangle

The moon (waxing crescent 12.1%) with Mars (near top of the photo, one third of the way to Venus) and Venus in a triangle. (Robin Rowland) Sony Alpha 7II Sony 70 to 300G lens, ISO 8000, 1/400m, f5.6

Icy nights, Venus, Mars and the moon

Mars (top center) and Venus set over the mountains of Kitimat #BC with the snow illuminated by the light of 93 per cent gibbous moon. Taken on a cold clear -23C windchill night ISO 8000 1/60 f4.5, January 11, 2017 (Robin Rowland) The first two weeks of January in Kitimat were cold and clear as […]

A driftwood stump alongside a sea monster

The root side of a driftwood stump creates a wonderful pattern, January 1, 2017, at Minette Bay Lodge. (Robin Rowland) While this stump, emerging from the icy waters of Minette Bay, sort of looks like a sea monster. January 1, 2017 (Robin Rowland)

Kitimat River estuary Christmas bird count 2016

  I made the annual trip with Walter Thorne into the Kitimat River estuary on Saturday,  Dec. 17 for that leg of the Kitimat Christmas Bird Count. We didn’t see as much variety as in previous years because the region had been the grip of an icy -15 C at least cold snap for the […]