CN Railway Bridge And Scenery From Around Houston British Columbia (8 Pictures)

Above Photo: Picture taken from Houston, British Columbia of the Telkwa Mountain range.

Yesterday, November 23, 2015 I had a little time to kill as I dropped my wife off at the doctors, so I thought I would make a quick trip around town to see what might make a good photo.

I revisited a couple of areas to show how winter’s icy grip is starting to settle in with the Bulkley River starting to ice over. 

Above Photo: Picture taken from Houston, British Columbia of the snow capped 

Telkwa Mountain range.

The CN Railway bridge always has looked like a nice place to snap a photo from, so I did.

Above Photo: The CN Railway bridge and the Pleasant Valley Highway bridge over the icy 

Bulkley river in Houston, British Columbia.

I am 64 years of age and I have seen a lot of wonderful places across this great province of ours, but you don’t ever have to go far from home to see the beauty that is

surrounding us all in British Columbia. 

Above Photo: Picture taken from Houston, British Columbia of the snow capped 

Telkwa Mountain range and the icy Bulkley river.

I truly love this province and what it has to offer us all, and if you are wondering where to go on your next holiday, come visit us in Houston, B.C. 

Above Photo: Picture taken from Houston, British Columbia of the Bulkley river, Highway 16 and the CN Railway bridge.

Above Photo: Picture taken from Houston, British Columbia of the icy Bulkley river, Highway 16 and looking back towards the town.

Above Photo: The CN Railway bridge taken from the Pleasant Valley Highway bridge over the icy 

Bulkley river in Houston, British Columbia.

Above Photo: Picture taken from Houston, British Columbia of a train crossing the 

CN Railway bridge.

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Irrigation Lake/Scenery And Old Building Filmed Around Houston British Columbia (Photos/Video)

Above Photo: The Bulkley River in Houston, British Columbia. Actually I took a picture from this very same spot in Summer. Here is a link to this. 

I also will post a winter photo from the same location as well.

My wife and I decided to get out of the home for a while and I thought I would take some new photos of the Fall colours that are present in our small town of Houston, British Columbia.

So we drove around Houston, and I snapped some photos of what we saw. 

We also headed out a short distance from Houston to a small lake, where in summer people flock to Irrigation Lake to go swimming, sunbathing, fishing, hiking and they take along a picnic basket for their lunch. You can also cook some hot-dogs and hamburgers over fire pits. There is a sandy beach for the little ones to make sandcastles, or just to dig a big hole to get lost in. There are toilets/outhouses on site, and change rooms.

Above Photo: The Bulkley River in Houston, British Columbia.

If you do decide to try your luck at fishing, only electric motors are allowed on the lake and of course you can paddle around in a canoe. Also in winter, many folks are seen out on the frozen lake ice fishing, and they do pretty good catching some nice sized trout.

Irrigation Lake is located approximately 14 km west of Houston, B.C. on Highway 16. There is a sign located on the highway to the right hand side of the road just before you get to the lake’s turnoff, giving you a heads up, but one has to be careful as the main sign/turnoff for the lake comes up really quick and I know I have had to slam on my brakes to make the left hand turn off of the highway and onto the lake’s gravel road.

Above Photo: Irrigation Lake Houston, British Columbia.

Irrigation Lake Outside Of Houston British Columbia (Filmed: September 26, 2015)

Below Link: Just a short video clip as I paned the camera to take in all of the lake.
Video Clip - https://youtu.be/sdP3lgcQDjg

Above Photo: Tall weeds at Irrigation Lake Houston, British Columbia.

Below Link: Just a short video clip of the tall weeds blowing in the wind.
Video Clip - https://youtu.be/IQAtUexw9_0

I think I might bring this up at one of the town’s meetings as it can be a bit dangerous to the public.

I also added some photos of scenery in which I took when leaving Irrigation Lake and driving back into Houston on highway 16. We finally decided to go home, but something really interesting caught my eye. 

Above Photo: Photo taken from just outside of Houston, British Columbia on 

Yellowhead Highway 16.

Above Photo: Photo taken from just outside of Houston, British Columbia on 

Yellowhead Highway 16.

Below Clip: Some of the scenery around Houston, British Columbia. (Filmed: September 26, 2015)
Video Clip - https://youtu.be/zLoFZCRA2Rs

Above Photo: Photo taken from just outside of Houston, British Columbia on 

Yellowhead Highway 16.

I must have driven by this old building hundreds of times and never gave it a thought, or noticed it until today. So below I have added three pictures of the old building. I will check in town to see if there is any records on the building.

Above Photo: Photo taken from downtown Houston, British Columbia.

Above Photo: Photo taken from downtown Houston, British Columbia. The above and below pictures puts me in mind of a witch that may pop out of the building and and drop me in her large cooking pot. Or maybe something out of a movie. 

Above Photo: Photo taken from downtown Houston, British Columbia.

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