This is the Arrow Lakes Reservoir, where Columbia River water is collected and held in Canada under the Columbia River Treaty, for use downstream in the U.S. One of the tell-tale signs of a reservoir is trees having fallen like soldiers along the unstable shoreline from the raising and lowering of the water for hydro-power […]
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A remarkable encounter
I came across this bear skull set on a cedar stump in a selectively logged forest in July, 2015. Over a foot long, the skull’s front fangs are gone. The back molars, made for chewing up berries, grubs and vegetation, confirm the jaw of an omnivore. The stump and the skeleton may both be […]
My constant companion
She is a coyote crossed with sheltie, a gift from the dense woods on the east shore of Kootenay Lake. Dellie goes everywhere with me, and picks up many friends along the way, even some who gift her with crowns of woven Hawk’s weed. This invasive plant has never looked so good.