CNR Railroad McKilligan Road Just East Outside Houston British Columbia (Photo)

Above Photo: CNR Railroad McKilligan Road just east outside Houston, British Columbia.

This photo was taken just outside of Houston, B.C. from McKilligan Road. Since I moved from Surrey, British Columbia in 1981 to where I live now in Houston, McKilligan Road is one I have traveled a lot. 

Good friends ran a small portable sawmill from their property close to town and did some logging close to the foot of China Nose, at that time there was some huge pine trees in the area, which were cut into railroad ties for the CN Railroad.

I remember seeing so many Moose, Bear, Deer and all kinds of smaller critters along this drive. At spots along the road, you had a great view over the surrounding area, of course when hiking China Nose, the view is amazing.

What a lot of people enjoy doing, is hiking China Nose mountain, if you plan on checking out what trails there are, visit this website, "Houston Hikers Society" as it will give you details about your hike on China Nose, and many other hiking areas throughout the Houston, B.C. area.

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Museum Located In The Old 1925 Courthouse At Smithers British Columbia (Photo)

Above Photo: The old 1925 courthouse in Smithers British Columbia. (Please note, if you click on the picture, you will get a larger view of it).

The old courthouse was built in 1925 and is located at the intersection of Main Street with Highway 16. The courthouse houses the Bulkley Valley museum which has a wonderful display of artifacts from days past. 

I really did enjoy myself wandering through the museum and looking at all the exhibits. Some of what you can find are, the 100 years of photography in the Valley, the Witsuwit'en Exhibit and aviation in Northern British Columbia and there is much more to look at.

If you are traveling through, or visiting Smithers, make time to stop and enjoy the museum as it is open year round.

You can find the Bulkley Valley museum at 1425 Main St, Smithers, B.C. You can reach them at: (250) 847-5322

Location map for the museum: 

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Colour Black/White Image Of An Old Building Near Quick British Columbia (Photo)

Above Photo: Building seen a the side of Highway 16 near Quick, British Columbia.

I posted the picture in colour and in black and white. It is of an older building in which I took in September 2015.

Just before you get to Quick, British Columbia traveling west on Highway 16, right on a curve and to your right there stands this old building. 

I think some of the older buildings around the north are getting close to collapsing, so it is nice to put these images on film which should keep them a live for many years to come.

Above Photo: Building seen a the side of Highway 16 near Quick, British Columbia.

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1914 St. John The Divine Anglican Church Quick British Columbia (Photo)

Above Photo: 1914 St. John The Divine Anglican Church in Quick British Columbia.

On our travels around northern British Columbia we stopped at the St. John The Divine Anglican Church located in Quick British Columbia. 

The church was built in 1914 and stands today in fantastic condition. It sits on a nicely cut lawn, with colorful Fall bushes around it. 

Inside the church there is a old stove that would keep people warm in the winter months when attending church. There is also oil lamps that were used inside for the lighting.

Anyone one passing through Quick, B.C. is welcome to drop by as the doors remain open.

If you were driving west from Prince George, B.C. and you will be passing through Quick, keep your eyes open for the Quick Road West as you would make a left hand turn off of Highway 16 and onto Quick Road West. From there, it sits on the left hand side of the the road and not many yards off the Highway, actually if you look closely, you can see it from Highway 16.

Location for the church can be found on Google maps, link is below. 

https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Telkwa,+BC+V0J+2X2,+Canada/@54.6466885,-126.9109645,17z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x5475a373857b0e81:0x7706e0418fc723e9?hl=en-CA

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Sage Brush And Dry Grassy Plains In Kamloops British Columbia (Photo)

Above Photo: The dry lands of Kamloops British Columbia.

A few years ago when my wife and I were visiting my daughter, son-in-law and my two beautiful grandchildren in Kamloops B.C., they asked if we might like to take a drive up to a local lake. 

The drive to the lake was something else, amazing really with sage brush and tall grass all over the hills. It is also funny when one thinks about British Columbia as it is a green province, and then you drop into places such as Kamloops and the climate is so different to what so many are use to. 

Anyway, here is a photo that I had taken on that day.

Map of Kamloops British Columbia.

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Fall Colours And Twin Falls Smithers British Columbia (Photo/Videos)

Above Photo: One of the two waterfalls, this one has a lot of water rushing over the rock and a long drop down into the creek below.

My wife and I took a drive out to the Twin Falls in Smithers, B. C. today so I could grab some photos and video of the falls. 

Above Photo: On the right hand side of the picture, you will notice the second and smaller waterfall of the two. Both are awesome to see.

From the parking lot, it is a short, and easy hike to the falls with picnic tables scattered about if you should need to take a short rest. There is also a viewing platform in which you can stand on and watch the water cascade over the falls and down to the ground. 

Above Photo:  There actually is a third waterfall, when you reach the first of the picnic tables, look to your right, and up to see another Falls.

Above Photo: The water in the creek takes on a slight glacial colour which looks really pretty, 

but it is very cold.

Directly below, two video clips of the Twin Falls.

Twin Falls Smithers, British Columbia Video Clip 1: https://youtu.be/r5bVePoNKGE

Twin Falls Smithers, British Columbia Video Clip 2: https://youtu.be/CvzkdWyqjR0

Directions to the Twin Falls at Smithers, British Columbia.

We also made a few stops along the way, one of them was to Lake Kathlyn, also in Smithers.

Above Photo: Lake Kathlyn is a beautiful lake and just minutes from downtown Smithers.

Above Photo: Lake Kathlyn is a beautiful lake with the bright colours of Fall showing.

At another stop I took some photos from, was on the top of Hungry Hill just outside of Houston.

Above Photo: A look back at the mountain and where the Twin Falls are located.

Above Photo: A look at the mountains in the far distance and Lake Kathlyn is just out of sight.

Above Photo:  At the pullout on the top of Hungry Hill which is just outside of Houston, B.C.

Above Photo:  Another photo from the top of Hungry Hill.

Above Photo: Another film from the top of Hungry Hill, and as you drop down into the valley you can see a fog which is slowing being burnt off.

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Riverside Gardens Field And Mount Harry Davis Houston British Columbia (Photo)

Above Photo: Darkening sky over Mount Harry Davis Houston, British Columbia.

Only minutes from my home I saw Geese lifting up and flying out of a field around the Riverside Gardens nursery. I decided to make the quick drive to the nursery, but when I arrived all of the Geese had flown south.

With dark storm clouds above Mount Harry Davis and seeing the Fall colours, I thought it might make for a nice photo.

Riverside Gardens Nursery

http://lovehoustonbc.com/businesses/riverside-gardens

Houston Chamber of Commerce/Visitors Centre.

http://www.houstonchamber.ca/

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Hay Field In Houston British Columbia (Photo)

Above Photo: Hayfield on Buck Flats road just off Highway 16.

On my travels around Houston, British Columbia I am always on the lookout for something I can film. On this day I decided to check out the scenery around the Buck Flats road. 

In Houston you don’t have to go far to find an amazing spot to take a picture. 

The photo was taken on Buck Flats road just off Highway 16.

Houston Chamber of Commerce/Visitors Centre.

http://www.houstonchamber.ca/

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Snowmobile Building Mural Houston British Columbia (Photo)

I have been running around town today and just noticed that there were three painted Murals on buildings that I had not seen before. Houston, B.C. is not a big town, and I must have driven by these hundreds of times and for some reason I never noticed them.

This mural shows a snowmobiler flying through the snow in our winter time.

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Skeleton Of A Building Stands Alone Near Smithers British Columbia (Photo)

Above Photo: Broken down building has seen better days.

We decided to take a drive out to the Driftwood Canyon Provincial Park to have a look around as there are fossil beds there, although you are not allow to take any of the fossils, it still is fun to look, and to take a few pictures.

Anyway, before we arrived at the park, I noticed an old building off in the middle of a field. The building’s skeleton looked like it could tumble over at anytime, especially with a strong wind blowing along with heavy rain.

I guess it’s been standing for years, and under some of the harshest weather we have here in the northern part of British Columbia.

Here is the directions/Google map to the Driftwood Canyon Provincial Park.

Driftwood Canyon Provincial Park website.

Map and Brochures for the Driftwood Canyon Provincial Park.

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Canadian Geese Flying South For The Winter Above Houston British Columbia (Photo/Video)

Above Photo: The annual migration of Canadian Geese flying over Houston, B.C.

It appears the annual migration of Canadian Geese is well underway. I filmed this bunch of Geese on August 23, 2015 and they have been flying overhead for at least two weeks in large numbers.

The Canada Goose  is a large wild goose species with a black head and neck, white patches on the face, and a brown body. Native to arctic and temperate regions of North America, its migration occasionally reaches northern Europe. 

It has been introduced to Britain, New Zealand, Argentina, Chile, and the Falkland Islands. Like most geese, the Canada goose is primarily herbivorous and normally migratory; it tends to be found on or close to fresh water.

Extremely successful at living in human-altered areas, Canada geese have proven able to establish breeding colonies in urban and cultivated areas, which provide food and few natural predators, and are well known as a common park species. 

Their success has led to them sometimes being considered a pest species because of their depredation of crops and issues with their noise, droppings, aggressive territorial behavior, and habit of begging for food, especially in their introduced range. 

Source Information, From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_goose

A short video clip of Canadian Geese heading south for the winter.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVsmK8fbKXQ&feature=youtu.be

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When Traveling British Columbia's Highways - Watch Out For The Moosen (Photo)

My wife and I were heading out of Houston, B.C. to do some shopping in Smithers, which is a 45 minute drive from home. 

On our way out of town, we noticed the highway sign warning traffic to be on alert for Moose crossing the highway. Something didn’t look right, so I backed up to where I was again looking at the sign.

As you will see, we are being warned about Moosen loosen on the highway.

It didn’t take long before the Highways department took down the Moosen sign, replacing it with “Caution Moose Next 20 Km".

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Winter Scene Frozen Pond Houston British Columbia (Photo)

This winter scene photo was taken from the Equity Silver mine road. In the summer months we would take the little ones up and they would hook into some trout, but always a catch and release. 

This would again be from Houston, B.C.

Photo Below: A creek ran into a pond filling it up with water. 

At times the fishing was great for the kids.

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Johnson Lake Caribbean Crystal Clear Waters In British Columbia (Photo)

Johnson Lake’s turquoise colored waters is due to the presence of limestone, the color of the lake’s water is like looking at the waters of the Caribbean.

Below Photo: A picture of Johnson Lake taken by my daughter. 

Also there are a lot of images on Google showing the color and how clear the lake water is. You can find them at: Images Of The Lake.

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Night Photo - Aircraft Flying Into The City Of Kamloops British Columbia (Picture)

Source Information From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamloops

Kamloops is a city in south central British Columbia in Canada, located at the confluence of the two branches of the Thompson River near Kamloops Lake. 

It is the largest community in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District and the location of the regional district's offices. The surrounding region is more commonly referred to as the Thompson Country. 

It is ranked 37th on the list of the 100 largest metropolitan areas in Canada and represents the 44th largest census agglomeration nationwide, with 85,678 residents in 2011.

City of Kamloops British Columbia.

http://www.kamloops.ca/index.shtml

Below Photo: My daughter took the picture at dusk, which is a close to night shot of the City Of Kamloops, B.C. Also in the picture, one of the airlines flying into the Kamloops airport.

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Helmcken Falls Wells Gray Provincial Park British Columbia (Photo)

Helmcken Falls is located in the Wells Gray Provincial Park north on number 5 Highway from Kamloops, B.C.

Google Map for directions to Wells Gray Provincial Park. https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Kamloops,+BC/@51.9507564,-120.3887845,8z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x537e2cd33d0d3b31:0xd23e96aa9a6945e7

Below Picture: My daughter took the photo of Helmcken Falls, just a wonderful falls.

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Log School House Now Unintended Winter Scene Houston British Columbia (Photo)

Information Source, The District of Houston, B.C.  - A link about schools and photos can be found by visiting the website at: http://houston.ca/siteengine/activepage.asp?PageID=28

The Log Schoolhouse

The first little log school was built as a community effort in Houston in 1916. Harry Davis, an early resident and school trustee of this area, donated several acres of land for a school, located approximately where the community hall is situated in 1998. 

George Dungate and Andrew Martinson were among those who cut logs and dovetailed them by hand and put up the building. 

The school housed a wood heater, teacher's desk, several rows of students’ desks, a large book cupboard, and a coat rack.

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Gastown Steam Clock Vancouver British Columbia (Photo/Video)

When I was in Vancouver, a friend and I looked around taking in the sights of the city. We stopped by the Gastown Steam Clock and I took some pictures and a video clip. Below are the picture and clip.

Information Source Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Raymond Saunders' first steam clock was built in 1977 to solve the issue of a steam vent in a popular sidewalk for the renovated Gastown district of Vancouver, 49°17′04″N 123°06′32″W. 

Although the clock is now owned by the City of Vancouver, funding for the project, over $C58,000, was provided by contributions from local merchants, property owners, and private donors. 

Incorporating a steam engine and electric motors, the clock displays the time on four faces and announces the quarter hours with a whistle chime that plays the Westminster Quarters. 

The clock is featured on the cover for the 2011 Nickelback album Here and Now.

Click on this link for the Video Clip of the Gastown Steam Clock on YouTube.

Below Photo: Also on our tours around the city, we came across a street performer who was awesome. For some reason, I named him the Goat Dude, but the fellow did put on a great show for all.

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