Wild Drake Photography

Tag: Vancouver Island

  • The Wonders of Sombrio Beach

    Sombrio Beach is a place I’ve been meaning to check out for quite some time.  In fact, a few weeks ago I actually drove there (it’s around an hour drive pst Sooke, along a the twisty West Coast Road), but when I arrived, both parking areas were full and the gravel road leading to it was lined with cars on both sides for some distance up the hill, so I decided to try again another day.  I’m glad I did, because when I returned this time, there were only a few people camping on the beach and it was a great day to explore.

    a wood plank bridge crosses Rosemond Creek
    One of the many small bridges on West Coast Road, heading towards Sombrio Beach

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  • Ice Shots on the Beach

    It was about a degree below freezing with just enough of a breeze to make it seem much cooler down at Sandcut Beach, but the sun was out and it was a beautiful day for photography. Look out from the beach and on most days you can see the Olympic Peninsula in Washington state. I have heard there and many excellent photographic opportunities there and hope to check it out myself some time in the future.

    Log on beach overlooking rock and Olympic Peninsula
    Looking across the water at our American neighbours 

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  • A Walk in the Woods

    It’s been a busy couple of months and I haven’t been getting out with my camera(s) much lately. I did manage to take a short walk around Charters Creek recently, though.

    looking over a small creek running through the woods
    Inside the Forest

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  • Ongoing Adventures of Henrietta the Hen

    Ongoing Adventures of Henrietta the Hen

    Quite some time ago I first met Henrietta, a chicken in search of her long lost uncle, Larry-Lays-Two-Eggs.  I told the story of our meeting over at the Oopoomoo blog, and it can be found here.  While Henrietta has grown quite comfortable on Vancouver Island, she has not given up her quest to find her long lost uncle.  Recently, she searched high and low at Gordon’s Beach and even tried to recruit a passer-by to help, but in the end she knew it was up to her alone to find him.

    a rocky beach watched over by a chicken on a log and walking woman
    Searching the Beach

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  • Sheringham Point Lighthouse

    Sheringham Point Lighthouse Panorama