You can see for miles and miles and . . .

Mount Young is located adjacent to British Camp.  (British Camp is a rare reminder of European settlement in the Northwest. In the mid 1800s, ownership of the territory was in dispute and both American and British forces occupied sections of the San Juan Islands. In 1872, peaceful arbitration resolved the territorial issue and the British abandoned the fort.  But that’s another story for another day.)

On a clear day such as today, hike to the summit and you can see for miles:  Victoria BC north to the rest of Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands.  If you are really lucky, you can see the Olympic Pennisula (but not today).  This was our first hike up to the 700 foot summit is 3 years.  It was easier than I remember.

All Critters Large and Small . . . And even Smaller . . .

Everyone knows about the deer and the whales, but there is so much more.

These little darlin’s are tiny, some no larger than an inch or two.  They are starting to flock to the feeders and are fascinating to watch as they both congregate and avoid eachother at the same time.

And then we found this little guy on the railing.  Look close, only about an inch in size.  Not sure how he got there and have never seen a frog on my porch before!

Hello world!

This has been a beautiful week at Roche Harbor.  Stunning sunsets and the discovery of a hidden lake.  It is officially called “Quarry 9″ but for our purposes, we have named it “Gaye’s Lake”.  We think that is justified since we have adopted the lake and started clean-up patrol.  I cannot imagine why anyone would want to spoil it with litter.