Rainy Sunshine Coast 2nd growth rain forest

Rainy Sunshine Coast

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August 11th 2009
The mainland coast of British Columbia from Powell River south to Vancouver is called the "Sunshine Coast," because it's in a rain shadow caused by the mountains on Vancouver Island; thus it's often sunny. Not this week. Rain started on the ferry crossing from the island to the mainland at Powell River. I had camping reservations but did not want to camp in the rain. (I saw that people here do ... read more

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A land of vast distances and rich natural resources, Canada became a self-governing dominion in 1867 while retaining ties to the British crown. Economically and technologically the nation has developed in parallel with the US, its neighbor to the sou... ... read more