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#Emilly_Carr_Trail: Working on the #SetonLake section of #EmilyCarrsBC book three put me in mind of this photo. I have a vivid memory of the smell of #sage in the dry air here at the #BCHydro lookout - a total contrast to the moist, cedar scent at my previous stop at #DuffyLake. The transition from coastal to interior ecosystems on the #DuffyLakeRoad between #Pemberton and #Lillooet is fascinating. I'm sure Emily saw the change, but would she have smelled it as well as she travelled by steam train in 1933. #explorebc #emilycarr #mountains #lake #scenic #tmacca

#Emily_Carr_Trail: back in the #Okanagan at #McIntyreBluff, a signature landmark also known as #TheChief for the face clearly visible in the right light. Located between #Vaseux Lake and #Oliver, the bluff is farther south than Emily ventured, but it means a lot to me because the last hike I took with my dad (featured in book two of #EmilyCarrsBC) was up to the rim above the face. In this photo you can easily see the left eye and nose. #explorebc #tmacca

When the #Emily_Carr_Trail led me to the shore of Lower #JoffreLake and this double view of #MatierGlacier, I thought of Emily's words: "Oh, these mountains, great bundles of contradiction, hard, cold, austere, disdainful, remote, yet gentle, spiritual, appealing!" #explorebc #tourismpembertonbc #emilycarr #emilycarrsbc #mountains #glacier #reflections

#Emily_Carr_Trail: Yesterday I posted the path to #HardyFalls on #DeepCreek and here is the #waterfall. Deep Creek flows into #OkanaganLake and provides important spawning grounds for the landlocked #Kokanee #salmon. I don't think it's a big stretch to draw a comparison between the life cycle of these fish -- that struggle and persevere against the most daunting current and obstacles according to their relentless internal drive -- and Emily's own life story. #explorebc #peachland #tourismkelowna #emilycarr #emilycarrsbc #tmacca #nature

This summer the #Emily_Carr_Trail took me to #Princeton where I walked a segment of the #TransCanadaTrail that follows the old #KettleValleyRailway through this part of southern BC. Emily crossed under this unusual bridge over the #TulameenRiver and through the tunnel beyond when she rode the KVR on her trip to the #Okanagan in 1922. #explorebc #EmilyCarr #EmilyCarrsBC #tmacca #railway #trail #hiking #cycling

What will be in your #Halloween goodie bag? This #eagle found his treat on the shore at #Masset in #HaidaGwaii. Since #Haida people are divided into two clans (Eagle and Raven), Emily saw the eagle crest represented on many of the poles she painted during her 1912 and 1928 trips to the islands. #Emily_Carr_Trail #emilycarr #explorebc #wildlife #birds

How about this for a signpost on the #Emily_Carr_Trail, pointing toward #Pemberton on the #DuffyLakeRoad. Emily visited this area in June so she missed out on the beautiful contrast of deep green #forest and #autumnleaves on the small shrubs marking #avalanche chutes - reflected here in #DuffyLake. #explorebc #emilycarr #emilycarrsbc #lake #reflection #nature #mountains #tmacca

#Emily_Carr_Trail: bouncing back to the #Okanagan as I work through material I found in the #BCArchives about Emily's ill-starred visit to the valley in the early 1920s. The exact dates will be revealed in book three. She was here at the wrong time of year for a beautiful walk to #HardyFalls and a close look at the spawning #Kokanee salmon. #explorebc #tourismkelowna #peachland #thompsonokanagan #autumn #autumnleaves #emilycarr #emilycarrsbc #tmacca

Following the #Emily_Carr_Trail up the #SeatoSky route of her 1933 trip, I stopped for this shot of one of the peaks in the #TantalusRange between #Squamish and #Whistler. Emily had a different view of these #mountains from where she stayed at the farm of her niece in #Brackendale and something closer to this view from the train when she travelled inland. #explorebc #scenic #EmilyCarr #EmilyCarrsBC #tmacca

When the #Emily_Carr_Trail led me to the #OkanaganLake waterfront in #Penticton this week, I was astonished to find the iconic #PeachontheBeach concession stand transformed for #Halloween. Kinda fun. This area couldn't be more different from the transportation hub Emily encountered at the east end of today's beautiful park and beach, though some very good signage recalls that era. #explorebc #visitpenticton #emilycarr

It's a dull, rainy day in the #Okanagan, so the #Emily_Carr_Trail for me today will be a mental expedition as I transcribe notes. I thought this #winecountry #autumn image would brighten the day. #Wine on the #vine. Here's to anticipation. #explorebc #bcwine #vineyard #grapes #tmacca #emilycarr #emilycarrsbc

#Emily_Carr_Trail: I chose a segment of the pole representing K'uuna Llnagay (#Skedans) for the cover of #EmilyCarrsBC book two because the #Haida watchmen (three figures in hats) remind me of the Watchman I met there, Walter Russ, grandson of Emily's guides, William and Clara Russ. This couple, with whom Emily became friends, feature in several of her stories of #HaidaGwaii. #explorebc #gohaidagwaii #aboriginalbc #emilycarr #totempoles #tmacca #indigenous #firstnations

Returning home from #Lytton on the #Emily_Carr_Trail, I drove though the lovely #NicolaValley and met this #bighornsheep (along with over 20 of his closest friends and family) feeding up the dry mountainside. Encounters like this are such a gift. #explorebc #bighorn #wildlife #tmacca

Today I'm posting a #throwbackthursday selfie at #MissionCreek in #Kelowna in honour of a very exciting discovery yesterday on the #Emily_Carr_Trail - definitive proof of the date Emily visited Kelowna. Stay tuned for full details in #EmilyCarrsBC book three. #explorebc #tourismkelowna #emilycarr #nature #autumn #autumnleaves

From #Lillooet the #Emily_Carr_Trail turned south, following the #FraserRiver to #Lytton. Emily visited there in the early winter of 1910 and left us a painting of #FirstNations children in a small local school. I went there to investigate (results in book three). Meanwhile I wanted to share this photo of the blue #ThompsonRiver joining the muddy green Fraser. #explorebc #aboriginalbc #emilycarr #emilycarrsbc #river #nature #tmacca

In book two of #EmilyCarrsBC, the #Emily_Carr_Trail leads to the brilliant #HaidaHeritageCentre at Kay Llnagaay between #Skidegate (where Emily spent time in 1912 and 1928) and the village of #QueenCharlotte. Hybrid museum, cultural and education facility, and carving centre, the stunning buildings are fronted by poles displaying the crests and figures Emily was so keen to record in villages abandoned after waves of epidemic decimated the #Haida population. #explorebc #gohaidagwaii #aboriginalbc #indigenous #firstnations #aboriginal #architecture #totempoles #tmacca #emilycarr #haidaheritagecentre

The #Emily_Carr_Trail leads to the #SunshineCoast where Emily added a #vulture to her remarkable #menagerie. She travelled by coastal steamer; we took in the incredible #mountain #scenery via #BCFerries. #explorebc #emilycarr #tmacca #sunshinecoastbc

#Emily_Carr_Trail: The isolated #BoatBluffLight, at the entrance to narrow Tolmie Cannel, was established in 1907, the year Emily made her first #voyage up the #InsidePassage on an #AlaskaCruise with her sister Alice. The sight of our #BCFerries vessel must have been a welcome bit of contact with the outside world for the lone human figure in this picture. Look hard. #explorebc #emilycarr #emilycarrsbc #lighthouse #tmacca

#Emily_Carr_Trail: I can't thank Emily enough for her sudden quest in 1933 to paint #mountains. Because of her trip that year, I've had reason to travel the #DuffyLakeRoad between #Pemberton and #Lillooet several times, including this glorious #autumn day. #explorebc #nature #emilycarr #emilycarrsbc #tmacca

#Emily_Carr_Trail: The southern horizon between #Pemberton and the village of #MountCurrie is dominated by the great eminence of Mount Currie itself. This is just one face, just one of its many varied pinnacles and peaks. Emily came here in 1933 specifically to paint #mountains and she found them a daunting challenge. She wrote in her journal: "Oh, you mountains, I am at your feet -- humble, pleading!" #explorebc #mist #emilycarr #scenic #nature #tmacca

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