Sunny morning on the coast of Vancouver Island.

Talking about bears... here's Mama Grizzly foraging for delicious grass and plants on Vancouver Island. I went to check on her and her 2-year old cubs last week but I didn't see them. I hope they are doing fine.

We did a #road and #rail #trip from #Saskatchewan through #Alberta to #BritishColumbia, it was 4,761 km. Or Lisbon to Vienna to Stockholm. #Canada is an amazing country because you can travel to so many amazing #nations and #experience so many #cultures within it.
We travel in and through at least 18 #FirstNations lands, some #treaty, some #unceded. Check out https://native-land.ca/ to see more traditional homelands of #indigenous people.
#OneCountryManyNations

Squirrel!

We met a young red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) on my photo workshop last week that kindly stopped for a few photos. Squirrels always seem to be very busy.

The three workers stuck in the Red Chris mine, in northern British Columbia have been rescued last night.

https://montreal.citynews.ca/2025/07/25/three-workers-emerge-from-b-c-mine-after-meticulously-executed-rescue/
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Les trois travailleurs coincés dans la mine Red Chris, dans le nord de la Colombie-Britannique ont été secourus hier soir.

https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2181636/trois-mineurs-sous-terre-colombie-britannique-sauves-sauvetage

Yours truly, after 4 days in the backcountry. Still smiling

St. John's-wort (Hypericum) flourishing on the shores of Vancouver Island.

Kudos to Canadian bike advocates sharing helpful resources, in particular: Thanks to BC Bike Coalition https://bccycling.ca/bike-valet-explain and their bike valet tool kit https://bccycling.ca/bike-valet-toolkit, we found Capital Bike https://capitalbike.ca/the-locker-toolkit/ and their bike event parking / bike valet templates, etc.

Monterey County is among the many regions that have had bike valet parking https://bikemonterey.org/tips-for-tourists/valet-parking-service-for-cyclists at some events, but not nearly enough. (It isn’t feasible that the most frequent valet provider for many years simply can’t do it all.) We’d love to see more people providing bike valet parking here—and chances are many of you have the same need in your region.

Save yourself some time; check out those resources from generous bike advocates in Canada!

Took a #beach day today #AltText #BritishColumbia #Canada #Lake #AltTextTellsTheStory

"Three workers are trapped more than 500 metres underground in a northern B.C. mine after multiple collapses blocked an access route."

"The first ground collapse at Red Chris gold and copper mine – located near Dease Lake, close to the Alaska-British Columbia border – happened on Tuesday morning and forced the miners to escape to a designated refuge station."

Three workers trapped in northern B.C. mine after multiple collapses | The Globe and Mail

#canada #britishcolumbia

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-three-miners-trapped-bc-david-eby-newmont-red-chris/

BC Conservative leadership vote heading to Fort St. John

https://lemmy.ca/post/48509674

#WildlifeWednesday A striking red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator) last winter in the Salish Sea. It was a windy and chilly day. I miss winter.

I love abstract in photography. I always look for abstract compositions in nature. This weekend was bright and sunny and the tide was low when we arrived at the beach. It was the perfect combination for this type of images.

When people look at some of my photos, they think that they are paintings and have to take a closer look. I did oil painting for 20 years.

Mid-July high alpine wildflowers on the west end of the Tom Taylor Glacier in Strathcona Park, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
#wildflowers #flowers #BritishColumbia

Buses without air conditioning in peak hours will not be swapped out: BC Transit

https://lemmy.ca/post/48452076

Another photo using ICM (Intentional Camera Movement) during my photo workshop this weekend.