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| Ancient Douglas fir trees in Cathedral Grove. Cathedral Grove is home to huge, ancient, old-growth Douglas fir trees. About 300 years ago a fire killed most of the trees in this grove, but a small number of trees survived and were the originators of what is now Cathedral Grove. Western redcedar trees grow in adundance in the understory below the taller Douglas fir trees. Image ID: 22456 Species: Douglas fir tree, Pseudotsuga menziesii Location: Cathedral Grove, MacMillan Provincial Park, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada Pano dimensions: 9702 x 3043 | ||
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| The British Columbia Parliament Buildings are located in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and serve as the seat of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The main block of the Parliament Buildings combines Baroque details with Romanesque Revival rustication. Image ID: 21048 Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | Hikers admire the temperate rainforest along the Rainforest Trail in Pacific Rim NP, one of the best places along the Pacific Coast to experience an old-growth rain forest, complete with western hemlock, red cedar and amabilis fir trees. Moss gardens hang from tree crevices, forming a base for many ferns and conifer seedlings. Image ID: 21056 Location: Rainforest Trail, Pacific Rim National Park, British Columbia, Canada | Blunden Island (foreground) and Vargas Island (distance), surrounded by the waters of Clayoquot Sound, west coast of Vancouver Island. Image ID: 21069 Location: Tofino, British Columbia, Canada |
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| Mariner Mountain, on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, part of Strathcona Provincial Park, located 36 km (22 mi) north of Tofino. It is 1,771 m (5,810 ft) high, snow covered year-round and home to several glaciers. Image ID: 21072 Location: Mariner Mountain, Strathcona Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada | Yaletown section of Vancouver at night, viewed from Granville Island. Image ID: 21165 Location: Granville Island, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | Yaletown section of Vancouver at night, including Granville Island bridge (left), viewed from Granville Island with sailboat in the foreground. Image ID: 21169 Location: Granville Island, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
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| Cathedral Grove panorama, showing tall old-growth Douglas Fir trees. Cathedral Grove is home to huge, ancient, old-growth Douglas fir trees. About 300 years ago a fire killed most of the trees in this grove, but a small number of trees survived and were the originators of what is now Cathedral Grove. Western redcedar trees grow in adundance in the understory below the taller Douglas fir trees. Image ID: 21023 Species: Douglas fir, Pseudotsuga menziesii Location: Cathedral Grove, MacMillan Provincial Park, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada Pano dimensions: 4089 x 9709 | ||
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| Ancient Douglas fir trees in Cathedral Grove. Cathedral Grove is home to huge, ancient, old-growth Douglas fir trees. About 300 years ago a fire killed most of the trees in this grove, but a small number of trees survived and were the originators of what is now Cathedral Grove. Western redcedar trees grow in adundance in the understory below the taller Douglas fir trees. Image ID: 21025 Species: Douglas fir, Pseudotsuga menziesii Location: Cathedral Grove, MacMillan Provincial Park, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada | Ancient Douglas fir trees in Cathedral Grove. Cathedral Grove is home to huge, ancient, old-growth Douglas fir trees. About 300 years ago a fire killed most of the trees in this grove, but a small number of trees survived and were the originators of what is now Cathedral Grove. Western redcedar trees grow in adundance in the understory below the taller Douglas fir trees. Image ID: 21027 Species: Douglas fir, Pseudotsuga menziesii Location: Cathedral Grove, MacMillan Provincial Park, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada | Ferns cover the forest floor of Cathedral Grove. Image ID: 21031 Location: Cathedral Grove, MacMillan Provincial Park, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada |
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| Ancient Douglas fir trees in Cathedral Grove. Cathedral Grove is home to huge, ancient, old-growth Douglas fir trees. About 300 years ago a fire killed most of the trees in this grove, but a small number of trees survived and were the originators of what is now Cathedral Grove. Western redcedar trees grow in adundance in the understory below the taller Douglas fir trees. Image ID: 21037 Species: Douglas fir, Pseudotsuga menziesii Location: Cathedral Grove, MacMillan Provincial Park, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada | Nurse log. A fallen Douglas fir tree provides a substrate for new seedlings to prosper and grow. Image ID: 21040 Location: Cathedral Grove, MacMillan Provincial Park, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada | Logging truck speeding through Cathedral Grove. Cathedral Grove is home to some huge, ancient, old-growth Douglas fir trees. About 300 years ago a fire killed most of the trees in this grove, but a small number of trees survived and were the originators of what is now Cathedral Grove. Image ID: 21041 Location: Cathedral Grove, MacMillan Provincial Park, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada |
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| Western redcedar trees in Cathedral Grove. Cathedral Grove is home to huge, ancient, old-growth Douglas fir trees. About 300 years ago a fire killed most of the trees in this grove, but a small number of trees survived and were the originators of what is now Cathedral Grove. Western redcedar trees grow in adundance in the understory below the taller Douglas fir trees. Image ID: 21044 Location: Cathedral Grove, MacMillan Provincial Park, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada | Rainforest Trail in Pacific Rim NP, one of the best places along the Pacific Coast to experience an old-growth rain forest, complete with western hemlock, red cedar and amabilis fir trees. Moss gardens hang from tree crevices, forming a base for many ferns and conifer seedlings. Image ID: 21051 Location: Rainforest Trail, Pacific Rim National Park, British Columbia, Canada | An enormous red cedar tree has been hit by lightning and burn through its core all the way to the ground, and still survives! The Big Tree Trail on Meares Island, temperate rainforest home to huge red cedar and spruce trees. Image ID: 21063 Location: Meares Island Big Trees Trail, Tofino, British Columbia, Canada |
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| Panorama of the Big Tree Trail on Meares Island, temperate rainforest home to huge red cedar and spruce trees. Image ID: 21062 Location: Meares Island Big Trees Trail, Tofino, British Columbia, Canada Pano dimensions: 12484 x 4051 | ||
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| Ahouse Bay and Vargas Island, aerial photo, Clayoquot Sound in the foreground, near Tofino on the west coast of Vancouver Island. Image ID: 21068 Location: Tofino, British Columbia, Canada | Mariner Mountain, viewed from the northwest, on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, part of Strathcona Provincial Park, located 36 km (22 mi) north of Tofino. It is 1,771 m (5,810 ft) high, snow covered year-round and home to several glaciers. Image ID: 21071 Location: Mariner Mountain, Strathcona Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada | Mariner Mountain, viewed from the northwest, on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, part of Strathcona Provincial Park, located 36 km (22 mi) north of Tofino. It is 1,771 m (5,810 ft) high, snow covered year-round and home to several glaciers. Image ID: 21085 Location: Mariner Mountain, Strathcona Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada |
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| Coastal mountains and clouds, rising above Bedwell Sound (hidden by clouds) and Clayoquot Sound, near Tofino on the west coast of Vancouver Island. Image ID: 21093 Location: Tofino, British Columbia, Canada | Totem pole. Image ID: 21129 Location: Butchart Gardens, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | Butchart Gardens, a group of floral display gardens in Brentwood Bay, British Columbia, Canada, near Victoria on Vancouver Island. It is an internationally-known tourist attraction which receives more than a million visitors each year. Image ID: 21131 Location: Butchart Gardens, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
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| Yaletown section of Vancouver at night, including Granville Island bridge (left), viewed from Granville Island. Image ID: 21168 Location: Granville Island, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | Gray whale, raising its fluke (tail) before diving to the ocean floor to forage for crustaceans, , Cow Bay, Flores Island, near Tofino, Clayoquot Sound, west coast of Vancouver Island. Image ID: 21173 Species: Gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus Location: Cow Bay, Flores Island, British Columbia, Canada | Gray whale dorsal ridge (back) at the surface in front of a boat full of whale watchers, Cow Bay, Flores Island, near Tofino, Clayoquot Sound, west coast of Vancouver Island. Image ID: 21180 Species: Gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus Location: Cow Bay, Flores Island, British Columbia, Canada |
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| Gray whale raising its fluke (tail) in front of a boat of whale watchers before diving to the ocean floor to forage for crustaceans, Cow Bay, Flores Island, near Tofino, Clayoquot Sound, west coast of Vancouver Island. Image ID: 21184 Species: Gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus Location: Cow Bay, Flores Island, British Columbia, Canada | Fresh salmon on ice at the Public Market, Granville Island, Vancouver. Image ID: 21200 Location: Granville Island, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | Fresh salmon on ice at the Public Market, Granville Island, Vancouver. Image ID: 21207 Location: Granville Island, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
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