Tag: vancouver island
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Snow at the beach
Snow and seaside together is a relatively rare view in these parts, a lovely combination. The long winter shadows of the trees couldn’t keep the afternoon sun off the water as the waves roared in. Quite relaxing listening to the sound and enjoying the light for a while before tackling the snowy hills up to…
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Sunshine, snow, & fresh tracks
In these parts, snowy days are often grey and overcast, the default setting for most of the winter. When the sky clears and the sun breaks through the snow takes on a whole new look. There may also have been some towing of snowskates behind the rover, though only rumors and legends remain from the…
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Snowy forest scenes
The contrast of the snow with the dark evergreen boughs and the reddish cedar bark is a unique feature of winter in the north. Even though the snow has stopped and the sky is turning blue the snow from the branches continues to fall in clumps under the forest canopy. The sound is muted and…
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First snow
A couple of weeks of relatively cold weather, some frost, and then the snow began. One morning it had arrived, the world had silently changed overnight. Everything suddenly looked different, felt different, and even sounded different. Snow is often short-lived in this area so we enjoy it while it lasts.
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Forest and field
A few images from a photoshoot with QB Bookbinding for a limited edition hand crafted leather notebook project. Find out more about the project, the young craftsman, and check availability to support his work. “Each journal is carefully handcrafted from three materials: paper, leather, and sinew. The paper is given an organic patina by staining…
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Antique tool restoration
Now that this machine is moving well toward operational status it would be nice to have a few tools onboard permanently. The museum forge was donated some rusty old wrenches (aka spanners) and there were several usable ones in the leftovers after the other smiths picked them over. They appear to mainly come from antique…
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An overly optimistic ammeter
The ammeter was reading backwards, meaning when there was a current draw from headlights the meter would go up towards the positive end and when there should have been a charge from the dynamo/generator the meter would go down towards the negative end. This, among other things, was the cause of much research and pondering…
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Positive or negative earth
Most vehicles switched from positive earth to negative earth around the late 1950s. Series land rovers, however, remained positive earth until 1966, making the switch to negative earth in 1967 (originally indicated by a change to a black painted instrument panel and a warning plate on the radiator). Positive earth simply means the positive terminal…
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Vanishing like a mist
A lovely late autumn scene just after golden hour. As the light fades a mist rises from the ground, and within a few moments it fades away, carried by the currents of air. The dark forest forms a gateway, opening to a new adventure slowly being revealed as details become clearer.
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Dark forest at evening
A moment just as the last of the light was leaving the sky and the forest was turning to black. An opening in the forest allowed just enough light for some photos. The bright orange needles stand out against the deep green trees and beyond the first few trees everything fades to black.
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Spotted: Defender 130 with custom tray
Passing through town en route to Campbell River. Interesting to see the two vehicles together at almost forty years apart, the lineage is clearly visible! Spencer can be found in Vancouver at Brigade Overland. His custom aluminum tray was fabricated in Alberta by Ralf and crew at Summit Expedition Trucks.
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Mud flaps for winter
With the wet and snowy season on the way and all the door seals installed, it was time for mud flaps. There once was special brackets available for the 109″ station wagon variant, but all the rest install directly to the front edge of the rear cross-member which keeps them well back of the tires.…
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Stormy seaside views
What a difference a day can make! In contrast to the sunny but cold seaside adventure this day was much warmer but the seas and sky more brooding. Two stops and a walk around the point to explore the beach and stand in awe of the waves rolling in over sand and rock.
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Spotted: Unimog 404
In Oceanside resting in the moss. Mercedes-Benz Unimog 404 (appears to be ~1955) military vehicle with huge tires. Makes a cute little Series 2a look even smaller than usual!
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Overlooking the estuary
A quick stop on a relatively warm afternoon whilst passing by a conservation area at the estuary nearby. The turning of alder leaves against the dark evergreen trees, the contrast of the blue sky and moody clouds, the reflections in the water, and the shadowy mountains in the distance.