Pinnacles Provincial Park

2013-05-03
A short visit to see the hoodoos at Pinnacle Provincial Park near Quesnel, British Columbia.

A fairly level trail leads visitors to some amazing geological formations.

It looks like a giant [BLANK]. 

Well it does, doesn't it?

Feeling silly, we made fun of the first "rock" we encountered; "it looks like a giant [BLANK]"

A view of Quesnel, BC below

Our first sight of the hoodoo

Hoodoos... typically consist of relatively soft rock topped by harder, less easily eroded stone that protects each column from the elements...

Swallows nesting in the hoodoos

Way down below; Baker Creek

Basalt columns

Let's visit Denman Island

Let's visit Denman Island (Photos taken:2007-08-25)

Gravelly Bay, Denman Island; terminal for departures to Hornby Island (2007-08-25)

A non-conforming gas station I'm sure;
Denman Village  (2007-08-25)

Nothing says funky, hippy, Gulf Island quite like the
Denman Island General Store (2007-08-25)

One for the road, er, ferry (2007-08-25)

Whaletown on Cortes Island

The feature in this post is Whaletown on Cortes Island.

Photos taken: 2011-07-12

Government dock and General store in Whaletown (2011-07-12)

Government dock at Whaletown (2011-07-12)

Must be the smallest Canada Post office; at Whaletown (2011-07-12)

Tiny church at Whaletown, Cortes Island (2011-07-12)

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Wooden Footbridge over the Fraser River

At 831 feet (253m) long, Quesnel’s Old Fraser River Bridge is the longest wooden truss walking bridge in the world.

Quesnel’s Old Fraser River Bridge

Quesnel’s Old Fraser River Bridge

Fraser River at Quesnel

Old Alexandra Bridge over the Fraser River

On a trip in June, we pulled off Highway #1, between Boston Bar and Yale, to have a look at the old Alexandra Bridge over the Fraser River. (NOTE: the turn-off is easy to miss if your travelling north on Highway #1)

This spot is designated a Provincial Park. There's convenient parking and toilet (outhouse) facilities. The walk down to the bridge takes about 15 minutes over a well-maintained path.

Old Alexandra Bridge over the Fraser River

Old Alexandra Bridge

Old Alexandra Bridge construction details

Old Alexandra Bridge construction details

GOOGLE MAPS: Location of Old Alexandra Bridge over the Fraser River

Beautiful British Columbia in Pictures: Post #01

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Okanagan Lake as seen from the Kettle Valley Railroad trail

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Monte Lake near Falkland

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Looking up Howe Sound from Porteau Cove

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Duffey Lake log jam at source of Cayoosh Creek

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Monte Lake: in a lush green valley between arid Kamloops and Vernon at the north end of Okanagan Lake

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