Kunlin Lake, April 18, courtesy L. Maingon Easter Greetings from SWI In this Issue: CONDITIONS IN THE PARK REMINDER UPCOMING EVENTS Wed. April 23 – SWI AGM & Presentation on Climbing in Southwestern China. Fri. May 9 – The Universe from my Backyard – Deep-sky Images of Celestial Wonders. VOLUNTEER Read more…
IN THIS ISSUE: Conditions in the Park Announcement: Strathcona Park Bird Search Sun. June 2nd Betty Brooks-SWI founding Director Repeat Request for Volunteers CONDITIONS IN THE PARK Snow in the Meadows is disappearing fast – the parking lot at Raven is clear. Conditions in the Meadows were so poor that the Read more…
Kings Peak in Winter (Garb, March 10, 2023) IN THIS SHORT ISSUE: VIMFF SHOW IN RETROSPECT REMINDER: SWI AGM on APRIL 12th at 7:00 pm SUMMER JOBS ANNOUNCEMENT SPP IN MARCH VIMFF SHOW IN RETROSPECT SWI is happy to report that our second Film Festival fundraiser was a great success. Read more…
2023_01_18 Strathcona Park Wilderness Centre Glenn Gustafson There is a good base of snow up in the park at 1100m, entering from the Paradise Meadows access. Conditions have been highly variable to say the least over the past month or so, with incoming storms, and alternating above and below zero Read more…
Strathcona Provincial Park is an internationally recognized Important Bird Area in part due to the Vancouver Island White-tailed Ptarmigan, a subspecies which can mainly be found in the alpine areas of the Park. This summer, I was aware of several ptarmigan sightings that were reported to researchers at the UBC Read more…
The annual Strathcona Park Bird Search has concluded for another year, with several teams counting at several locations – Buttle Lake on Friday & Saturday, Paradise Meadows on Saturday, and Wood Mountain area today. At Paradise Meadows, the team circled the Centennial & Paradise Meadows Loops, as well as the Read more…
Just before the long weekend we had an opportunity to visit the the Bedwell Valley area at the south end of Buttle Lake, in the heart of Strathcona Park. The hike to Bedwell Lake is a rugged trail including everything from numerous bridge crossings, steep switchbacks, a multitude of wooden Read more…
Castlecrag & Mt. Frink approaching Hairtrigger Lake Trying to take advantage of every moment of autumn colour & sunshine, it was time for a hike to Kwai Lake & Hairtrigger Lake! Both offer great views of some of the key peaks of this area of Strathcona Park: Mt. Albert Edward, Mt. Regan, Read more…
The Comox District Mountaineering Club had a hike to Lake Beautiful today – here is a link to their trip report. Since the weather was a bit rainy/foggy/misty, there were not too many visitors at Paradise Meadows – so instead of opening the Centre, I joined the hike! Black-tailed buck Read more…