December weather
January 2, 2026
I took it pretty easy during the holidays, trying to relax. The weather continued weird and I only ventured as far as my driveway.
Tag: snow
Polar vortex January 2024, the view from my window
January 15, 2024
There was a polar vortex over most of western North America for the past few days, with temperatures in Kitimat from -16 C with windchills as much as -30 at times. I did not venture out into the cold. All the photographs were taken from my upstairs bedroom with my Samsung Android S23, with the […]
Birds in a blizzard
January 3, 2020
The decade of the 2020s came in like a mountain lion on January 3, 2020 here in Kitimat, with (up until now) 75 centimetres or 30 inches of snow. I came inside after digging out the first time (I would dig out twice more today) and sat down for lunch only to see at least […]
New Year’s Day at Minette Bay
January 2, 2018
Photos from the annual local photographers’ walk around Minette Bay. The deepest cold passed, leaving ice everywhere. There was a heavy overcast and occasional fog. Previous New Year’s walks January 1, 2017 January 1, 2016
A snowy Remembrance Day in Kitimat, November 11, 2017
November 11, 2017
A near blizzard did not stop the people of Kitimat turning out for the Remembrance Day service on November 11, 2017.
A driftwood stump alongside a sea monster
January 2, 2017
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)
Views of the Kitimat River estuary
December 19, 2016
Some more views of the Kitimat River estuary that I took during the Christmas bird count.