Photo Of The Day and Natural History CommentaryPhoto of the Day by Phillip Colla Natural History Photography. Cool marine and wildlife photography, special photographs and images. Stimulating, esoteric and all-around cerebral commentary and information about stuff like blue whales, great white sharks and other oddities.Big Trees Trail on Meares Island- July 31, 2008 We had a few hours in Tofino one afternoon. Our choice was to go kayaking or take a boat ride over to Meares Island to walk the Big Trees Trail. We choose the latter. Arriving on the narrow shoreline after a 10-minute skiff ride, our boat driver ...http://www.oceanlight.com/log/big-trees-trail-on-meares-island.html Rainforest in Pacific Rim National Park- July 30, 2008 One wet foggy morning while in Tofino (come to think of it, most mornings seem to be wet and foggy in Tofino) we rolled a short way down the road into Pacific Rim National Park and took a nice hike, more of a walk really, on the Rainforest Trail. ...http://www.oceanlight.com/log/rainforest-in-pacific-rim-national-park.html Vancouver at Night- July 29, 2008 This is downtown Vancouver at night -- the Yaletown district -- viewed from Granville Island. After dinner my younger daughter and I took a stroll along the boardwalk in front of our hotel. The walk was now empty of tourists (all of whom had retired to the ...http://www.oceanlight.com/log/vancouver-at-night.html |