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Man oh man was it windy back there!', 'The British Columbia Government Provincial Buildings, with a totem poll, in Victoria.', 'The world-famous Empress Hotel and a bicycle rider along Victoria\'s Inner Harbour.', 'Painted whale and eagle sculptures can be found throughout Victoria.', 'The Empress Hotel: Won\'t you join me for high tea?', 'Another painted eagle sculpture along the Inner Harbour.', 'And here\'s a painted whale. Many of the sculptures are used to tell stories.', 'That first evening I walked from the ferry station to the Canoe Marina, Restaurant, and Brewpub. I saw this wonderful cafe-lined plaza on the way.', 'Historic buildings near the Inner Harbour and downtown.', '\"Prince of Whales\" whale-watching boat and the Inner Harbour as night approaches.', 'Tiled whale sculpture and the Empress Hotel.', 'Painted eagle sculpture and the BC Provincial Buildings.', 'Inner Harbour and the BC Provincial Builders, which are beautifully lit at night.', 'Evening at the Empress.', 'Victoria is British Columbia\'s capital.', 'So at the University of Victoria, where I stayed, there is a sizable European rabbit problem.', 'The lounging critters are everywhere.', 'And they\'re pretty tame, too, though they\'re officially designated as \"wildlife.\"', 'More of those rabbits.', 'More still... until you realize the crazy things are everywhere!', 'The flowery courtyward walk to the dormitory in which I stayed.', 'Driftwood at Cadboro Gyro Park, a nice walk from UVic.', 'Moonrise over the small inlet off Cadboro Gyro Park.', 'Boats in the inlet, with Washington\'s Olympic Mountains in the background, across the Strait of Georgia.', 'More driftwood -- drift trunk? -- at Cadboro Gyro Park.', 'Sky and ocean merge.', 'View of the Inner Harbour from Spinnaker\'s Gastro Brewpub, which was tasty indeed.', 'One of Victoria\'s many street performers: Darth Vader, using the Dark Side to play some mean fiddle.', 'Me with geologist and Terrain.org editorial board member Lauret Savoy.', 'The Pacific Grace in Victoria\'s Inner Harbour.', '', '', '', 'One final photograph for Lauret with moon and Government Provincial Buildings reflecting in the water.', 'Sea kayaing off of Victoria.', '', 'Sharp, lichen-covered rocks and tidepools along the bay as the kayakers come in.', 'A not-so-sneaky crab in one of the tidepools.', 'The pro\'s kayak, left, and our shared kayak\'s right.', '', 'Out in the water, where mild kayakly craziness ensued.', '', 'I used the new waterproof Canon PowerShot D10; it takes great photos -- at least until saltwater hits the lens.', 'Self-portrait aboard the kayak.', 'Greg and Kathryn Miles.', 'A kayak guide and her dog.', 'A not-very-great shot of a lone bald eagle on an island.', 'Here\'s another shot, though it\'s tough to tell this eagle from, say, a wild turkey.', 'My co-pilot, Charlie.', 'Paddling with Auburn University pride. War Eagle!', 'Though it doesn\'t look it here, we faced a stiff wind and some decently choppy waves.', 'Then we paddled along the marina.', '', '', 'Bay view on the (long, long, and crazy bumpy) road to Walbran Valley.', 'Second-growth red cedar near Walbran Valley in southwest Vancouver Island.', 'Walbran Valley is home to some of Canada\'s oldest old growth forest, which are under threat from logging.', 'Lots of wildflowers were blooming on our all-day trip.', '', '', '', 'Crossing the river to the oldest old growth trees.', 'The water was quite green.', 'View of river through gaps by bridge\'s railroad trellises.', 'This area was used as a protest campground when loggers tried to access Walbran Valley.', 'Beautiful forest scenes, and we were really lucky with the lovely light.', '', '', '', '', 'The tree called Mordor, after the Lord of the Rings trilogy.', 'And another kind of tree!', 'Really quite a magical place.', '', '', '', 'Not sure what this pineapple-shaped flower is.', 'The forest\'s filtered light was perfect for photos.', 'Either the moss was flowering, or these tiny things are growing among the frost.', 'Many Association for the Study of Literature and Environment conference attendees pose for the photo.', 'Big trees indeed!', 'And hey, look at that leggy guy!', 'Walking through the rainforest.', '', '', '', '', 'Really great place for taking macro photos.', 'A mirror at a campsite makes for an interesting self-portrait (thanks to Rick Maloof for the idea!).', 'Columbine along the trail was a delightful splash of color against the endless shades of green.', 'Shelf mushrooms on a log.', 'Tree and river.', 'Young maple (I think) among moss-covered boulders on the forest floor, near a river.', 'A lovely waterfall, whcih I see is tough to spot in these photos.', 'Stream into river.', '', '', '', 'Wood whorl.', 'Bright leaves pop out against moss-covered limbs.', '', '', 'More columbine.', '', '', 'River reflection.', 'View up, way up, a large old growth tree.', '', 'Swaying moss on tree limbs.', '', '', 'I may have heard this is a salmonberry bloom.', 'Trillium.', 'The second-largest old growth tree around, with a diameter over ten feet wide.', 'Another trillium.', 'View from the bus window toward the front as bus stopped.', 'And view to the rear.', 'Moss on bigleaf maples.', 'A large lake near Walbran Valley.', 'Clearcutting is pretty devestating, especially on such steep hills because of erosion', 'One last view of the lake and surrounding mountains.', 'Just liked the spread of this spruce.', 'Heading back to the ferry for the ride back to Seattle and then home, I strolled through the Government Provincial Buildings grounds one last time.', '', 'A closer view of the larger totem pole.', 'Sea plane taking off and flying over the ferry.', 'Coming into Seattle aboard the ferry.', '', 'View of Mt. 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