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Rainfall on Vancouver Island

Posted by Sandy McRuer on October 28th, 2009

Winer Falls in the Rain Originally uploaded by TheRainbird One of the questions I often get asked by guests is, “How much does it rain on Vancouver Island? Good question. After all we live here in a temperate rainforest. And the answer, of course, is “It varies!” I pulled out some precipitation data from the [...]

Living a Dream – Picking Matsutake Mushrooms

Posted by Sandy McRuer on October 21st, 2009

Celebrating the first Matsutake Originally uploaded by TheRainbird Masaya is a very persistent fellow! He has been on a mushroom tour with me before, but he didn’t quite get what he was hoping for. Don’t get me wrong, I’m sure they had a great time. But he was hoping to pick some Matsutake Mushrooms on [...]

Salmon at Stamp Falls

Posted by Sandy McRuer on October 1st, 2009

Salmon at Stamp Falls Originally uploaded by TheRainbird I suppose it is time to get on my annual soap box and rave about how great the the spectacle is at Stamp Falls. It is truly the best place on Vancouver Island to see salmon migrating to the spawning grounds. Any time from early September to [...]


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