msquebanh, 8 months ago (edited 8 months ago) to random

Beautiful tree roots!

Root Down - Beastie Boys
https://youtu.be/Xf1YF_MH1xc?si=bCSDpfVnSjEZMXbz

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msquebanh, 8 months ago to pnw

Signing off for the evening.
Have an excellent evening, everyone ❤

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msquebanh, 8 months ago to pnw

Goldstream #estuary & #wetlands 😍
We sat by the viewing platform benches & ate sandwiches & drank water. We enjoyed seeing 7 bald eagles, circling above & a couple did wonderful aerial acrobatics ❤🦅

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msquebanh, 8 months ago to pnw

I always bring my #alien #figurine with me on #adventures 😊👽

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msquebanh, 8 months ago to pnw

#Karst formations are so cool & look jurassic.

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Me, standing in front of moss covered karst formations.
My alien figurine, sitting on moss covered karst formations.
Mom sitting on log on dry river bed with karst formations behind her.

msquebanh, 8 months ago (edited 8 months ago) to pnw

Mom really enjoyed today's nature adventures. Many new wonderful Mom & daughter memories made.

Video:
https://youtube.com/shorts/ASbn9xOHfxo?si=6gFSAd4VZrjahD8d

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msquebanh, 8 months ago to pnw

Beautiful old growth cedar tree.
#Cedar is known as the tree of life in coastal BC ❤

Video of me admiring this gorgeous old growth cedar:
https://youtube.com/shorts/oaNHNkjKZHk?si=MbOZ0XNDJcyrCcUK

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msquebanh, 8 months ago to pnw

Tunnel hill access to Niagara Falls in Goldstream Park is only fully dry in Summer. In Winter - access is safer via parking on other side of highway & taking the hiking trail from there.

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The tunnel as seen from inside. White light at end.
Me, standing at entrance of tunnel. There's graffiti on both sides of it - running the entire length of tunnel.

msquebanh, 8 months ago to pnw

Tucked away off main trail towards the nature house was this super cool & huge uprooted tree. There was a lot of petrified wood on it. I really dig petrified wood😀

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Me, standing in front of large uprooted tree.

msquebanh, 8 months ago to pnw

We loved this nurse stump with big leaf maple tree growing out of it ❤

Video:
https://youtube.com/shorts/w9zRNPntDL0?si=DmtyLUdPV8mumnGq

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msquebanh, 8 months ago to thescarydoor

#WildSalmon babies in #GoldstreamRiver 😍

Videos of the baby fish:
https://youtu.be/EzQf671qDtc?si=u3LBMfGCixQhYNZ0

https://youtube.com/shorts/wIK6bE6ADfA?si=Zx7mlcYbHmrATyLc

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msquebanh, 8 months ago to pnw

I met this couple from the UK, at the park. We chatted about nature, conservation & shitty governments.

Mom & I did 3 different trails today. I'm tuckered out now & will be having an early bedtime.

Will post more photos from today's nature adventure, shortly.

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Chatting with the couple I met in the park. The three of us are standing on dried up river, full of boulders & rocks. Moss covered karst formations are on the right.