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Archive For The “autumn” Category

The calm after the storm: Kitimat River in flood

Tuesday, October 25, 2017 was a beautiful sunny afternoon after four days of storms, snow on Saturday and three days of heavy rain which reached more than 200 millimetres (about eight inches).  The late fall sun was out but the Kitimat River was higher than usual. (Robin Rowland)

October 25, 2017 Robin Rowland
Alpha 7II, Alpha6000, autumn, BC, black and white, Kitimat, PhotographyBlack-and-white , British Columbia , flood , Kitimat , photoblog , storm

Fall reflections at low tide at Minette Bay

Fall reflections at low tide at Minette Bay. (Robin Rowland)

October 14, 2017 Robin Rowland
Alpha 77, autumn, boreal, forest, Kitimat, natureBritish Columbia , fall colors , fall colours , Kitimat , low tide , Minette Bay , mountain , reflection

A windswept tree at Kitamaat Village

A windswept stunted tree on the shores of Kitamaat Village near the soccer field (Robin Rowland)

October 14, 2017 Robin Rowland
Alpha 77, autumn, Kitimat, nature, PhotoblogBritish Columbia , Douglas Channel , Kitamaat Village , Kitimat , shoreline , trees

Remembrance Day in Kitimat, 2016

Kitimat Cubs during the two minutes of silence, Remembrance Day, Nov. 11. 2016. (Robin Rowland)

Kitimat Cubs during the two minutes of silence, Remembrance Day, Nov. 11. 2016. (Robin Rowland)

Jason and Serina Parrill, both veterans of the Canadian Armed Forces and who saw tours of duty in the some of the worlds hot spots at the Remembrance Day Service, Kitimat, BC. Nov. 11. 2016. They later laid wreathes on behalf of the Sovereign and Armed Forces respectively.(Robin Rowland)

Jason and Serina Parrill, both veterans of the Canadian Armed Forces and who saw tours of duty in the some of the world’s hot spots at the Remembrance Day Service, Kitimat, BC,  Nov. 11. 2016. They later laid wreathes on behalf of the Sovereign and Armed Forces respectively. (Robin Rowland)

 

Nancy Grey,president of the Royal Canadian Legion Ladies Auxiliary and its zone commander at the Remembrance Day service in Kitimat. (Robin Rowland)

Nancy Grey, president of the Royal Canadian Legion Ladies Auxiliary and its zone commander at the Remembrance Day service in Kitimat. (Robin Rowland)

 

Two Boy Scouts prepare to lay a wreath during the Remembrance Day service in Kitimat, Nov. 11, 2016. (Robin Rowland)

Two Boy Scouts prepare to lay a wreath during the Remembrance Day service in Kitimat, Nov. 11, 2016. (Robin Rowland)

The colour party prepares to march off at the end of the Remembrance Day service in Kitimat, Nov. 11. 2016 (Robin Rowland)

The colour party prepares to march off at the end of the Remembrance Day service in Kitimat, Nov. 11. 2016 (Robin Rowland)

I came across the cluster of maple leaves on my way home from the Remembrance Day service, Nov. 11, 2016 (Robin Rowland)

I came across the cluster of maple leaves on my way home from the Remembrance Day service, Nov. 11, 2016 (Robin Rowland)

 

November 11, 2016 Robin Rowland
Alpha 7II, Alpha6000, autumn, BC, Kitimat, Photography, Remembrance DayCubs , Kitimat , RCMP , Remembrance Day , Royal Canadian Legion , scouts , veterans

Calm between storms, slack tide in Kitimat harbour

Kitimat harbour is shrouded in fog, October 9, 2015, at slack tide after what was left of Tropical Storm Oho had passed and before a new storm blew in, October 9, 2015. (Robin Rowland)

Kitimat harbour is shrouded in fog at slack tide after what was left of Tropical Storm Oho had passed and before a new storm blew in, October 9, 2015. (Robin Rowland)

 

The Hawaiian hurricanes that follow the path of the “Pineapple Express” across the northern Pacific normally dwindle to rain storms by the time they reach the Kitimat Valley. On October 9, 2015, however, what was left of Hurricane Oho was still at tropical storm strength.

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I was assigned by Global BC to get storm and rain pictures.  There was still heavy rain when I shot my first video at the Kitimat viewpoint.

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The Kitimat estuary and Minette Bay are hidden in heavy fog as rain from Tropical Storm Oho continues to fall at the Kitimat Viewpoint, Oct. 9. 2015. (Robin Rowland)

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I then drove down to Hospital Beach, expecting to get some good shots of waves pounding against the shore.  To my surprise, I saw Kitimat harbour as I have never seen it.  It was slack tide, the water was dead calm and the fog shrouded the entire harbour.  Looking over to Rio Tinto BC Operations Terminal B (the old Eurocan dock) (Robin Rowland)

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Rio Tinto’s Terminal A and part of the older smelter emerge from the fog. (Robin Rowland)

 

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The Smit tug dock. (Robin Rowland)

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Another view of the harbour looking toward Terminal B. (Robin Rowland)

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The fog makes part of the harbour look like an alien world from a science fiction movie.(Robin Rowland)

 

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Another view from the Hospital Beach boat launch ramp looking toward the Smit tug dock. (Robin Rowland)

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Looking along Hospital Beach back toward Terminal A and the aluminum smelter. (Robin Rowland)

When I was back at my computer, filing the video to Vancouver, the rain from the second storm moving in began to pound down outside my window.

October 10, 2015 Robin Rowland
autumn, BC, fall, fog, Kitimat, mountains, nature, Photography, seascapeboat , Douglas Channel , fog , Kitimat , Kitimat harbour , mountain , On assignment , seaweed

Early fall light on the ponds of the Kitimat Lower Dyke Road

Early fall light on the ponds of the Kitimat Lower Dyke Road

Fall is coming early to Kitimat….or so it appears.  We’ve just come through about three weeks of cold, wet and windy weather. Some trees are already turning to gold.

In the early afternoon sun along the Kitimat River Lower Dyke Road, the glorious green is still dominant.

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Wind blown green leaves on a pond alongside the Lower Dyke Road. (Robin Rowland)

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More windblown leaves float along a stream that will eventually reach the Kitimat  River. (Robin Rowland)

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An old log in the middle of a pond looks like an ancient sea monster.  (Robin Rowland)

September 13, 2015 Robin Rowland
autumn, boreal, forest, Kitimat, nature, Photoblog, Photography, wetlandautumn , fall , impressionist , Kitimat , landscape , leaves , pond , stream

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