Our Winter Day Trip to Pristine Strathcona Provincial Park on Vancouver Island, British Columbia
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ก.ค. 2024
- In this video, Anne and I pile into the Ram 3500 and head out on a day trip to explore and do some photography in Strathcona Provincial Park on Vancouver Island, BC.
We've camped and visited this jewel of a park before but never in the middle of winter. With a recent snowfall on the mountains and high water levels in the lake, we felt it would be pretty special. We picked a sunny, relatively warm day and were not disappointed.
In the video, I show you some dashcam footage of the drive and video shots from our various stops, including a little forest hike to Lupin Falls. The video finishes off with my still shots from the day. In these trying times, it's so relaxing to get out and enjoy the sights and sounds of pure nature. I hope you enjoy the video. Cheers, Ray
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Majestic nature.
ya gotta admit the island is pretty special !!!
Ray, that whole trip was a Happy Hour. Thanks!
Great day Ray, good video.
British Columbia is such a beautiful place. Thanks for the video.
We live in a beautiful area of the world, hiked many peaks in Strathacona park. Like a good turkey dinner never get sick of it😎
Just gorgeous, thanks
Just a gorgeous area, so pristine. And very little people activity. Thanks for the video!
Very beautiful, thanks for taking us along!
Beautiful country Ray!!
Great video Ray, we have such beautiful scenery right out our back door! 👍
Thank you, nice video..Great places !
That snow sure does look pretty Ray.
I needed this. Thanks!
Lovely. A place on the island that I never got to. Perhaps in a year or two, we will get back.
Beautiful scenery. Quartzite sure is missing the Canadians.
Thanks Ray and Ann for the very special video. My wife was born in Vancouver and really enjoys the B.C. videos! We are in Yuma for the winter this year.
You're most welcome. :)
The lake is quite high. Nice scenery shots.
Yes, been getting a ton of rain lately
Beautiful, I had been planning an off grid camping trip for over a year, got all of my equipment and vehicle ready....then Covid. I had planned to leave last April and was to planning on driving to BC to stay a few months......ugh...still waiting......I guess now I will just head to Montana....
When you do come you won’t be disappointed, born and raised here still seeing new things here on Vancouver island. Then there’s the areas to explore with a kayak and diving😎
What a beautiful video. Ann must have taught you well on filming. You do such a great job of spanning the mountains and lakes, just everything you flim is slow so everyone 😀 can see all the beauty. Thank you for your great views of this park 👏. Love it 😀
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks, Ray
Yes your camera work is spot on. Nice, long, slow shots.
Hello from Courtenay. I intend to explore all that region very soon. Need some nature therapy!
You've a had a nice, calm feel to your videos Ray the last 2 years +/-.
Thanks, maybe its the music, about the time I started paying a monthly subscription to a library to use. Cheers, Ray
@@LoveYourRV Calm is in fashion. Sane too.
Haven't been back there since 2007
Wow. Amazing video. Thank you Ray & Anne for venturing out in the winter for a tour of Gods country. Just beautiful shots. I can almost smell how fresh the air is and taste how pure the water is. I bet that water would make some really good moonshine for happy hour.
Beautiful. The kind of country I love to be in. I almost cry that we can't get there right now, hopefully that changes soon. Ray, do you have a video of a trip to the Whistler area?
No, haven't been up that way in decades, guess its changed a lot since those days. Should take a trip back sometime. We did go over and tour along the Sunshine Coast fall 2019 - www.loveyourrv.com/exploring-the-sunshine-coast-of-british-columbia/
Great day! Beautiful hike up to the falls thanks Ray.
We do live in a special place. My wife and I often hit Strathcona even if its just for a picnic lunch. A little too busy in peak season for me so we push on to Gold River for camping in that case. My point however is this is less than 2 hours from my driveway. I am grateful. eh?
The drive from Campbell to Gold is amazing anyway. I used to work at Strathcona Lodge
@@kevinthomas676 That CR to Gold River drive is 90% of the reason ICBC's auto insurance premiums go up for drivers Oyster River and north. That is how fun it is. You'd best not "go" to Gold River, you'd best "drive".
@@metaxaanabeer the mine trucks?
@@metaxaanabeer and why post a video that's in that area and than make it sound like a bad thing? I don't get your angle
Beautiful hiking! So much green and a little snow makes for a nice winter. Do you get a lot of sunny days there through the winter?
No, we are next to a rain forest with a coastal climate so in the winter tons of cloud, rain, and fog. Although during the summer months we actually get lots of sunshine and some months get to drought levels.
You handle a camera very well.
Beautiful drive. Glad you are getting out of the house and enjoying your backyard.
Beautiful. Thanks for sharing. Will add that to my bucket list. Seems like, perhaps incorrectly on my part, that you haven’t produced much video of Canada, which is beautiful.
Sure is. :) That's because since starting making videos we have travel usually to the USA to avoid winter. I've spent my life in Canada so have already seen a fair bit of it over the years. We generally spend our summers on Vancouver Island for a few reasons. 1) It's one of the nicest places in Canada to summer at 2) Anne loves boating and during the summer wants to be using it 3) We have to spend at least 5 months in BC to maintain residency and medical coverage 4) It costs $300 dollars one way to take the ferry off the Island and camping ni Canada due the short season and high fuel costs is quite expensive. Actually, I've done quite a few videos from around Vancouver Island www.loveyourrv.com/tag/Vancouver-Island/ and recently did some from our 2011 Trip to the Maritimes - www.loveyourrv.com/tag/Throwback/ Cheers, Ray
Thanks. Makes sense. Will watch the videos you added. I’ve been to Vancouver and it is beautiful. Id like to visit the area from Vancouver to Banff to Calgary. And eventually the Far Eastern Canada which you did show in your throw back videos.
Put a small outboard motor on the rear bumper and attach some air skirts and you will have a house boat The best of both worlds. 🤗
Canadian Rockies are beautiful. Banff, Jasper and Lake Louise are gorgeous. I remember camping there as a kid numerous times on summer trips. Its gotten a lot more busy since those days.
Boy, the PNW Coast is amazing in winter on those magic days that the wind stops and the sun comes out! A couple years back we lucked into a week of sunny 60F weather on the Oregon coast.
So beautiful scenery and white mountains top. What kind equipment you use for your filming?
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Have you ever gone to Kiwi falls? They are in Schoen Lake park but not the lake entrance. Find a map that show the south(I think) entrance. They are supposed to be measured at 460 meters but are best with spring melt, say March or April . If not 460 they are still very high.
Camped at Schoen Lake on a campervan many years ago but never went to the falls. Sounds pretty cool.
Really enjoyed this video! Familiar places are wonderful to see though the eyes of others. Our Island is a beautiful place. Happy New Year from Victoria.
I need to move to Canada or Alaska.
Is the mine still running at Myra Falls?Looks like you picked a good day to head in there.Thanks Ray
Yes I think they are, pasted some of the trucks and vehicles on the road out. Also have seen a few big ships lately at Argonaut Pier in Campbell River loading ore from the mine
Really enjoyed the outing with you & Ann today. Beautiful! Thanks for taking me along.
Ray, Love your channel and all that you do. But did you ever consider getting a drone? You are in some amazingly beautiful places.
Thanks, Anne did get a small-sized one to play with a while back and has a few drone videos on her photography channel from some desert BLM land - th-cam.com/users/annemckinnellvideos But, I've seen she hardly gets to use it much, the problem is most of the cool places now don't allow drones, they annoy many people and wildlife and its too much hassle to try and figure out the air space rules or apply with authorities to fly. As an example here are the drone rules for the place this video was taken and other BC Parks - bcparks.ca/visiting/parks-and-drones/
"Federal flight requirements for recreational use of drones and restrictions in the Park Act require distances from people, buildings, built-up areas, animals (both domestic and wildlife), and there are few, if any, locations in BC Parks where drones would legally be able to fly. To inquire further about drone use, you must contact us. It’s illegal to operate drones in BC’s provincial parks and protected areas without permission."
My channel gets a fair amount of views so it would be easy to get busted flying in the wrong places. Cheers, Ray
@@LoveYourRV 100% agree. 100% Hassle. Thanks!
When find any places that are legit to fly will get some more footage. :) Anne's little DJ Mavic mini has an app that lets her know if its OK and its small enough that she doesn't need a drone pilot license. I actually like to hike up get to the cool perspective. Here is one from last winters trip south - th-cam.com/video/lYjmt__avho/w-d-xo.html Actually shows Anne playing with her new drone. :)
@@LoveYourRV i did check out Anne's channel and subscribed. checked out the drone videos also. Your involvement with your subscribers is amazing. keep up all the good work. I am more of a review and mods guy but lately seeing the outdoors is therapy. The app sounds like a great thing to make the decision. Here in the States they are rolling out new rules, of course on the quick read it also sounds like eventually you need a new drone that can transmit an Identification number. i know my friend here in the states pretty much hung up his drone due to regulations. Was hoping things were a little less strict elsewhere. But we all know why there are rules. Here is the latest from your southern neighbor. www.faa.gov/news/press_releases/news_story.cfm?newsId=25541
"Imagine the sound that made!" I heard that. LOL Great video, magnificent scenery. Thank you!
There truly are few more striking places than our PNW when the sun comes out! From Northern CA along the Cascades and Olympics through to lovely BC
Loved the winter scenery Ray and Ann.Blessings and seasons greetings from NZ as we survive 30 degree C temps.🇳🇿👍❤️🥶
Thanks! Greetings. :)
one day someday we’ll make it out there from Florida. we’re not full timers.
Great video! Any chance you could take us to the “wild side” of the island?
Here are a couple - www.loveyourrv.com/remarkable-botanical-beach-on-vancouver-island/ and www.loveyourrv.com/spectacular-coastal-views-from-vancouver-island-bc-victoria-and-south-coast/ Cheers, Ray