Take a Seaplane from Vancouver to Victoria in British Columbia

Unusual winds and choppy seas cancelled our early morning boat ride from Vancouver to Victoria in British Columbia.

We quickly booked a seaplane for an airborne adventure!

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 The flight was great! And the view superb!

This is a quick shot of the cockpit warning bar.
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Train Crossing in Illinois - Listen to August 
Listen to the Rocky Surf - Glacier Bay, Southeast Alaska
Mongolia - Wind Across the Gobi (Mongolian lizards, snake, and human culture)
Catch a View and Catch a Pike, Squanga Lake, Yukon, Canada

Crater Lake National Park Walk to Phantom Ship viewpoint

Crater Lake was formed in Oregon only 7,700 years ago by the  eruption and collapse of a volcano, Mount Mazama.

The cinder cone near the western edge of the lake is known as Wizard Island. It's in the center of the picture.

I took a walk to Sun Notch and the Phantom Ship viewpoint and found a few friends on the trail ! 

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Golden-mantled Ground Squirrels Callospermophilus lateralis are adorable! Visit them with me! 

The water in the lake is only from rain and snow melt. Climate change concerns are being felt, as less precipitation is falling in the Oregon Cascades mountain range.

Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the United States, but the water level has been steadily dropping in the last decade.
 
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Winter Walk at Lake Tahoe, CA (white-headed woodpecker) 
Winter Walk at Big Bear Lake, CA (pygmy nuthatch, Steller's jay)
Stroll Kew Gardens, London (European robin)
Hiking Los Virgenes Open Space, CA (coyote)
L.A. River Thru Atwater Village (black-necked stilt, Canada geese, coyote)
Walking to Ft. Tryon and the Cloisters, New York City (black morph fox squirrel) 

Record a stream! Mount Seymour Provincial Park

How do you listen to a stream?
How do you record a stream? 
At Mount Seymour Provincial Park, we took a walk through damp British Columbia rainforest.

As we crossed a footbridge on the Baden-Powell trail,

I really liked the sound of the water trickling down the mossy logs and across the stones into a small rivulet.   Listen!

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Baden-Powell Trail blaze sign

 

I made a mental note to record it when we hiked back by.
Listen to the Stream!

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Listen to the River! Russian River Adventure Canoe Trip, Healdsburg, CA
The Voices of a River - Lamoille Canyon, NV

Bladderpod Burbank and Bees! See Native plants in Burbank, CA

 Our friends in Burbank, CA have a really nice native garden in their backyard.

Watch bees come to the flowers!
 
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A native shrub - the bladderpod  - Isomeris arborea.

 

Bees love it! A mini oasis in Burbank!

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Discover the Headwaters of the Los Angeles River (least sandpipers, American crows) 

Hike Limekiln Canyon Park, CA (Pacific tree frog, western fence lizard)  

Visit Pierce College Botanical Garden

Close-up with a Red Jumping Spider

 

Water for Hot Summer Bees

Provide Backyard Water for Hot Summer Bees!

A birdbath is an important stopover place 
for water-stressed birds and bees.

In dry Southern California, fresh water is at a premium. 

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Listen to the bees thank you for the water! 
 

 

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