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Steller's Jay and the Bering Strait
"This bird alone," Steller wrote in 1741 "proved to me that we were really in America." Steller's Jay is a remarkable bird, similar to the eastern Blue Jay in form but the body of Steller's Jay,...
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Agassiz, Pretty in White
Agassiz, BC February 2018 ©Agassiz looks pretty under a recent and rare February snow. Already the melt is on, the streets and sidewalks bare. Just the yards remain covered, for now. Soon the sun will...
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A Chilliwack Ghost Story
Let Me Rest for a Spell © Stephen MullockIn the spirit (as it were) of Halloween back in 2011 I did some research on a Chilliwack haunting and included them in this blog. Seven years later, the power...
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Maple Memories in Scarlet
This time of year we see some pretty spectacular fall colour in the Chilliwack, Sardis, Agassiz and Harrison Hot Springs areas but not a lot of red maples unless you have planted them.Our very stately...
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Agassiz's Pioneer Park in November
Downtown Agassiz shares Pioneer Park with the Agassiz-Harrison Museum and the Agassiz Harrison Observer newspaper other than that it is a block long walk in an awesome urban forest. Here the trees,...
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Christmas Spirit / 2014 Rotary Chilliwack Santa Parade
Having a blue Christmas? Lacking that certain Christmas Spirit? You need to come out to one of the many holiday events being held in our area of Chilliwack, Agassiz and Harrison Hot Springs. Events...
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Swans - Honk If You Like Me - Chilliwack's Winter Visitors
If you hear a loud honking overhead this time of year in Chilliwack, Agassiz, and the eastern BC Fraser Valley it will most likely be a large flock or "bevy" of Trumpeter or Tundra Swans. These birds...
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The Flight Home - Trumpeter Swans
The Flight Home © Stephen MullockI wrote a post not so long ago about the trumpeter and tundra swans that visit our area in winter. These are the largest native birds in North America and it is always...
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Mount Slesse (Fang) 1956 Trans Canada Plane Crash
© Stephen MullockThe name Mount “Slesse” comes from the local Halkomelem language and means “fang”, an apt description for a peak with a notorious history.Located in the Cascade Mountains just north of...
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Waiting For The Sun
These pictures were taken about a week ago on a foggy morning. I think we were all waiting for the sun but fog adds such great atmosphere and I just had to get out and see what images I could...
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Mount Cheam At The Top
Mount Cheam Peak © Stephen MullockMount Cheam (pronounces She-am) offers one of the best summit views in the area. On my way up to the top in 2014, I took the above picture. This is the Cheam peak with...
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Chilliwack and First Contact 1808 - 1839
In 1839, a new venture was about to unfold at the eastern end of Chilliwack mountain on the banks of the Fraser river - the first white settler structure in the area. How did this come about?Fraser...
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Update - Chilliwack and First Contact 1808 - 1839
Sometimes after I have written an article I receive fresh information. Noted local historian Daphne Sleigh, author of "The People of the Harrison", sent me some further insights on my post "Chilliwack...
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Browne Creek Wetlands Opening - It's For The Birds
It's for the birds. Actually it for the birds, fishes, trees and a variety of other sensitive life forms dependent upon wetlands. Opening day for Browne Creek Wetland Trails was today and I decided to...
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Harrison Hot Springs from the Air
I took to the skies last Friday and captured these images of Harrison Hot Springs, B.C. From above it looks so peaceful and beautiful, nestled between forests and Harrison Lake. Mount Cheam looking on...
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The Ghost Flower
Indian-Pipe, ghost flower, corpse plant, ice plant - are all names inspired by this perennial's pale appearance and shape. Unable to make chlorophyll its' nutrition must come from other sources. In...
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As Cascade Falls so Falls Cascade - Day Trip to Mission BC
A refreshing hike into the forests to Cascade Falls is a great way to spend an afternoon with the kids. Bring a lunch there is a picnic area just off the parking lot, but, please be sure to pack out...
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Best Family Event in July - The Harrison Festival of the Arts
For locals, the Harrison Festival of the Arts is like taking a holiday at home. For visitors it is one more reason to come back to Harrison Lake. Imagine grabbing a lawn chair and setting it up under...
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Hiking the Hope Lookout
This post starts at the top with the unobstructed vista of Hope, B.C. from the Lookout. It is quite a view - the reward for the 1 and a half hour hike to the top. Hope BC © Stephen MullockIt is...
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Mount Cheam Reflected©
Mount Cheam Reflected © Stephen MullockFall colours and a still backwater of the Fraser river casts a reflection of nearby Mount Cheam.Imagine living here...Stephen Mullock is an award winning...
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Wonderful Christmas Songs from the 1950s &1960s You Need to Know
Modern and contemporary sounding even though their recordings were made decades ago. Here are 11 Holiday and Christmas songs to stir our hearts and imaginations. If you have a song and artist favourite...
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Mount Cheam Reflected
Mount Cheam reflected on a December afternoon.Mount Cheam © Stephen MullockIf you enjoyed reading this article, why not Subscribe to be notified of the next one?
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Is Air Conditioning Necessary in BC? Chilliwack, Agassiz, Harrison Hot Springs
Do you need to have air conditioning in the Chilliwack, Agassiz, Harrison Hot Springs area?This post will look at the average temperature that you can expect in this the eastern part of the Fraser...
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British Columbia Name Origin
Naming your child is a big responsibility so you would imagine the angst trying to figure out what to call a colony and future province. Indeed, a great deal of careful thought and consideration. Was...
View ArticleGotta Get Me Some Newer Christmas Tunes
Here are 2 newer Christmas songs - at least from this century - about home and hurrying back home for Christmas. There is also a Chris Rea song from 1988, but what can I say it's Chris Rea. All three,...
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