Growing up on the prairies provided little knowledge of the ocean but stories of the beauty, fury and sheer magnitude of the various oceans have always intrigued me. In later years I read about the possibility of watching the winter storms roll into Tofino and I was determined to experience this one day. Tofino hugs […]
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Why Bighorn Sheep Ram Noggins – A Headbanger Festival
The impact is cringe worthy. Crashing Bighorn sheep, in the fight to be king of the hill, or the dominant male of the herd, induce headaches of onlookers. Rising up on hind legs, a pair of Bighorn rams, charge each other at speeds of 32 km./h (20 mi./h). Weighing up to 300 pounds, the explosive […]
Burgess Shale Fossils – How To Feel Young Again
Boy do I feel old. Wait a minute. I’m young compared to the discovery of the Burgess Shale fossil beds in 1909. To the end of the last ice age 11,000 years ago. To the beginning of the ice age 110,000 years ago. To the end of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago. To the […]