My back yard again

Water Warrior 2 · 05-27-2010, 10:39 PM

Was out today and had to almost force myself to stop and do the pic thing. Yes it was that nice of a ride even if I do hurt after 6 hours saddle time. Have posted this area before but this time from a little bit different view. The first pic doesn't count really, I just wanted to see if my cheap digital would pick up the water fall way off in the distance. Just a shade to the right of center there is a whitish mark which really is water falling down. Starts about half way down the face of the mountain.
The other 3 pics are from Duffy Lake. The snow is a regular occurance here right on the road. There is usually an avalanche or 3 every winter that will bury the road.

blaine · 05-27-2010, 10:58 PM

Beautiful pictures.Would love to travel out there sometime.

burkbuilds · 05-28-2010, 08:40 PM

Great pictures, beautiful country, thank you for sharing these.

GZ250 · 05-29-2010, 05:33 PM

this country is an image of heaven but a cold heaven

Water Warrior 2 · 05-29-2010, 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by GZ250

this country is an image of heaven but a cold heaven

Not as cold as you might think. I can look at snow topped mountains while sitting in 85/90 F temps. Not quite that warm yet but we do have a great climate here. It is not uncommon to see a bike go by on the way to the slopes with skis or a snow board on the back. With the mountains so close and elevation changes we are almost unlimited in activities here. We also have the Pacific Ocean just around the corner.

Water Warrior 2 · 06-03-2010, 05:43 PM

Went for a short ride a few minutes south of Squamish. This is Britannia Beach and a mine museum. Once the most productive copper mine in the British Commonwealth but shut down in the early 80's IIRC. Typical of most mines there is water run-off somewhere. This one even after shutdown had enough copper bearing water running into Howe Sound to make 90 BILLION pennies every year. No plant life in the water for generations to say the least. That is until 2006 when a water treatment plant(WTP) went into service just to capture the copper. The WTP is the white building to the far left of the main mine building up on the hill side. It even has a couple small water powered generators to help reduce it's power bill. I know it works after seeing new algae growing in the water and working in the plant for a few weeks in 2006.

Water Warrior 2 · 06-03-2010, 05:50 PM

Shannon Falls on the way to Britannia Beach.

05-27-2010, 10:39 PM	#1
Water Warrior 2 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Squamish B.C Canada Posts: 11,409	My back yard again Was out today and had to almost force myself to stop and do the pic thing. Yes it was that nice of a ride even if I do hurt after 6 hours saddle time. Have posted this area before but this time from a little bit different view. The first pic doesn't count really, I just wanted to see if my cheap digital would pick up the water fall way off in the distance. Just a shade to the right of center there is a whitish mark which really is water falling down. Starts about half way down the face of the mountain. The other 3 pics are from Duffy Lake. The snow is a regular occurance here right on the road. There is usually an avalanche or 3 every winter that will bury the road. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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05-27-2010, 10:58 PM	#2
blaine Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: P.E.I. Canada Posts: 3,784	Re: My back yard again Beautiful pictures.Would love to travel out there sometime. __________________ If at first you do succeed, try not to look surprised.
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05-28-2010, 08:40 PM	#3
burkbuilds Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shannon, Georgia Posts: 1,268	Re: My back yard again Great pictures, beautiful country, thank you for sharing these. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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05-29-2010, 05:33 PM	#4
GZ250 Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 334	Re: My back yard again this country is an image of heaven but a cold heaven __________________ “God creates out of nothing. Wonderful you say. Yes, to be sure, but he does what is still more wonderful: he makes saints out of sinners.” “People understand me so poorly that they don't even understand my complaint about them not understanding me.” --- Søren Kierkegaard ---
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06-03-2010, 05:43 PM	#6
Water Warrior 2 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Squamish B.C Canada Posts: 11,409	Re: My back yard again Went for a short ride a few minutes south of Squamish. This is Britannia Beach and a mine museum. Once the most productive copper mine in the British Commonwealth but shut down in the early 80's IIRC. Typical of most mines there is water run-off somewhere. This one even after shutdown had enough copper bearing water running into Howe Sound to make 90 BILLION pennies every year. No plant life in the water for generations to say the least. That is until 2006 when a water treatment plant(WTP) went into service just to capture the copper. The WTP is the white building to the far left of the main mine building up on the hill side. It even has a couple small water powered generators to help reduce it's power bill. I know it works after seeing new algae growing in the water and working in the plant for a few weeks in 2006.
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06-03-2010, 05:50 PM	#7
Water Warrior 2 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Squamish B.C Canada Posts: 11,409	Re: My back yard again Shannon Falls on the way to Britannia Beach.
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