No trip to Vancouver Island would be complete without a
visit (repeat or first!) to Paradise Meadows.
Located in Strathcona Provincial Park, adjacent to the Mt Washington Nordic ski area, some 25km from the town of Courtenay towards the northern part of the island, it encompasses an amazing series of boardwalks (designed to cater for
those in wheelchairs or battery-powered scooters) that meander through
beautiful cedar, fir and other elegant, tall trees, and around sub-alpine lakes.
The following images were taken on two separate occasions (as should be obvious from the sky colour and evidence of fog among tree tops) in June and early September.
I apologise up front for the quantity of shots posted, but it is such a wonderfully peaceful environment and so many different perspectives, it was difficult to decide which shots to preclude!
If one stands quietly with arm outstretched (preferably with some approved grain in one's hand!), it is more than likely a sweet Whisky Jack bird will fly in to explore the offering.
This little fellow was persistently (and successfully) seeking a grub!
Joining in with the always fascinating posts of fellow bloggers
11 comments:
Paradise indeed!
No apology required for the inclusion of any of these beautiful photographs.
Incredibly beautiful! What a thrill it must be to have a wild bird come down and feed from your hand!! My favorite photo is the boardwalk thru the trees!
I was amazed by your photo of hand feeding that bird. The surrounding counyside is beautiful.
In the scheme of things, looks like you were relatively close to my neck of the woods. I'm so glad that you enjoyed your visit to British Columbia despite the hazy skies due to summer fires!
Wow! Very beautiful! Thanks for sharing.
Such beautiful forest scenes and verdant hills! I hope to visit Vancouver soemday
It looks really beautiful.
Lovely photos.
gorgeous views of the park and the walk trail. It looks like an amazing place to visit. Thank you so much for taking us there. Happy travels and enjoy the rest of your week. And thank you so much for visiting my blog this week.
How wonderful that they have made this so accessible for people - and I think this also helps maintain the environment by (somewhat) discouraging people from leaving the path. The shots with the reflections are my favorites. Joining you from Our World Tuesday.
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