Winter In Northwestern British Columbia (Pictures)

The below links are for other stories and pictures from around British Columbia. 

Winter Time On The Morice River Houston British Columbia (Pictures/Wolves Video)

http://britishcolumbiavike.blogspot.ca/2016/01/winter-time-on-morice-river-houston.html

Sunset Lake And Area At Topley British Columbia (Pictures)

http://britishcolumbiavike.blogspot.ca/2016/01/sunset-lake-and-area-at-topley-british.html

The 1907 Heritage E Stuart Wood School Kamloops British Columbia (Pictures)

http://britishcolumbiavike.blogspot.ca/2016/01/the-1907-heritage-e-stuart-wood-school.html

Media Interviews With Brian Vike

http://britishcolumbiavike.blogspot.ca/2016/01/media-interviews-with-brian-vike.html

Winters Snowfall In Houston British Columbia (Pictures)

http://britishcolumbiavike.blogspot.ca/2016/01/winters-snowfall-in-houston-british.html

Winter - Historic Buildings Found In Four Seasons Park 

Houston British Columbia (Pictures)

http://britishcolumbiavike.blogspot.ca/2016/01/winter-historic-buildings-found-in-four.html

Winter Scene Eddy Park On The Bulkley River Telkwa British Columbia (7 Pictures)

http://britishcolumbiavike.blogspot.ca/2016/01/winter-scene-eddy-park-on-bulkley-river.html

Ski Smithers Hudson Bay Mountain And Prestige Hudson Bay Lodge In 

Smithers British Columbia (Pictures)

http://britishcolumbiavike.blogspot.ca/2016/01/ski-smithers-hudson-bay-mountain-and.html

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Ice Jam On The Bulkley River Smithers British Columbia (Pictures)

Above Photo: Ice jam raise's the water in the Bulkley River at Smithers, British Columbia.

An ice jam has threaten to flood homes that are in low lying areas next to the Bulkley river in Smithers, British Columbia in the early part of January 2016. People were placed on high alert as the ice and water backed up onto peoples property.

As chunks of ice started building up on the river, this caused the water to back up, flooding some basements and property.

There were approximately 16 or so homeowners that were placed on evacuation notice if the river continued to rise. There was some flooding on some the roads.

In Spring runoff, many of these low lying areas do flood, and flooding has been seen in years past from ice jams on the Bulkley.

Also residents are being advised to stay away from the river as it is extremely dangerous.

To view the full write up and see the other pictures, please visit Brian Vike's Travel Blog at:

http://britishcolumbiavike.blogspot.ca/2016/01/ice-jam-on-bulkley-river-smithers.html

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1918 Railway Station Smithers British Columbia (8 - Pictures)

Above Photo: The 1918 Smithers, British Columbia Railway Station and Via Rail passenger train unloading and loading people for the run to Prince Rupert and stops in-between.

It is funny, know matter how many times I visit communities throughout northern British Columbia, I always find something new to film. I moved from Surrey, B.C. in 1981 to where I reside now, which is in small town Houston.

There were a few challenges to over come, like setting up a home in the dead of winter with temperatures dropping into the minus thirty's.

To view the full write up and see the other  pictures, please visit Brian Vike's Travel Blog at:

http://britishcolumbiavike.blogspot.ca/2016/01/1918-railway-station-smithers-british.html

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Winter Scene - Mountains And Dark Clouds Over Smithers British Columbia (3 – Pictures)

Above Photo: Glacier and Mountains in Smithers, British Columbia.

My wife and I were in Smithers, British Columbia on December 10, 2015 as I had to pick up some new glasses. 

One of the first things I wanted to do was too take some pictures of the 1,012 pound "Phantom Grizzly Bear" which was shot on Hungry Hill by Conservation Officers and is on display at the Smithers Airport Smithers, British Columbia.  

So we drove to the airport, I parked the car and ran inside of the airport and took a few pictures. I ran back out, jumped in the car and as we were leaving the airport’s parking lot, I noticed how nice the mountains looked with dark clouds hanging over them. 

I decided to pull the car over, I got out and took a few shots of the mountains.

To view the write up and see the pictures, please visit Brian Vike's Travel Blog at:

http://britishcolumbiavike.blogspot.ca/2015/12/winter-scene-mountains-and-dark-clouds.html

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The 1012 Pound Hungry Hill Phantom Grizzly Bear Smithers Airport Smithers British Columbia (Pictures)

Above Photo: Information sign about the Hungry Hill Grizzlies. (If you click on the above sign I have left it in a larger size so you are able to read the information on it and you can view the grizzly bear on my Travel Blog.

Note about the Grizzly Bear. The bear sits behind glass and I had a heck of a time trying to get any type of a photo due to the reflection from everything else behind me. So this is the best shot I was able to get.

In the Fall of 2001 Conservation Officers caught up with the Hungry Hill Grizzly Bear. It has been reported that this one bear killed upwards of 30 head of cattle in and around Hungry Hill which is located approximately 14 km NW of Houston, British Columbia.

The phantom grizzly bear was one of two grizzly bears that were killed for the downing of a lot cattle. The grizzly killed 30 head of cattle over a three year period.

To view the write up and see the picture of the grizzly bear, please visit 

Brian Vike's Travel Blog at:

http://britishcolumbiavike.blogspot.ca/2015/12/the-1012-pound-hungry-hill-phantom.html

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Smithers British Columbia Main Street Alpine Theme (16 - Photos)

Above Photo: A statue of a man blowing an alpine horn.

Smithers is a town located in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, approximately halfway between Prince George and Prince Rupert. Smithers is located in the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako. With a population of 5,404, Smithers is a service area for most of the Bulkley Valley.

To view all of the pictures, please visit Brian Vike's Travel Blog at:

http://britishcolumbiavike.blogspot.ca/2015/10/smithers-british-columbia-main-street.html

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Mural Paintings In Smithers British Columbia (8 - Pictures)

On my picture taking journeys around Smithers, British Columbia I found a good number of Mural Paintings on different buildings. Most are really detailed and fun to look at. 

So what I have decided to do is to add 8 new mural I have not posted before, so I hope you enjoy looking at them.

To view the Mural Paintings photos, please visit Brian Vike's Travel Blog at:

http://britishcolumbiavike.blogspot.ca/2015/10/mural-paintings-in-smithers-british.html

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Smithers British Columbia Visitor Centre (Photos)

Above Photo: Lonely Cougar looks back toward his home in the mountains from the Smithers, British Columbia Visitor Centre.

We were out in Smithers, B.C. a few days ago and I wandered around taking pictures of a lot of things as the weather was beautiful. One of the places I thought I would start with was the Chamber of Commerce/ Visitor Centre.

There was a display of a Cougar outside the building which I thought was pretty cool. the Cougar looks like it is missing the high mountains as it looks staring off into the distant mountains.

I have a few pictures from around the Smithers, B.C. Visitor Centre and just outside of 

Smithers as well.

To view the other pictures, please visit my Travel Blog at:

http://britishcolumbiavike.blogspot.ca/2015/10/smithers-british-columbia-visitor.html

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Fall Colours And Twin Falls Smithers British Columbia (Photos/Videos)

Above Photo:  One of the two waterfalls, this one has a lot of water rushing over top the rock.

On my Travel blog page, there are 11 pictures of today's journey.

To view all of the photos, please visit click on the following link.

http://britishcolumbiavike.blogspot.ca/2015/10/fall-colours-and-twin-falls-smithers.html

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Timber Kings Huge Log Home Filmed On Hudson Bay Mountain Estates Smithers B. C. (Photos)

Above Photo: This is the log home that is being built by the folks on the 

hit TV show ,the Timber Kings.

My wife, dog and I went for a drive on Sunday, September 27, 2015 to Smithers, British Columbia so I could film some of the beautiful scenery around the area, and there is 

plenty of amazing places to visit.

One of the areas we explored was at the top of the Hudson Bay Mountain Ski hill. It was raining with a low cloud ceiling, so I was not able to take a lot of photos at the top, but we did find some cabins, and other buildings to film.

I have posted a bunch of pictures from the Hudson Bay Mountain in 

Smithers B. C. Please visit the following link.

http://britishcolumbiavike.blogspot.ca/2015/09/timber-kings-huge-log-home-filmed-at.html

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Fall Colors Filmed At Seymour Lake Smithers British Columbia (Photos)

Above Photo: This photo was taken at Seymour Lake.

Seymour Lake is a small lake located approximately 3.7 kilometers from the town of Smithers, B.C. 

I have not personally fished the lake, but I hear the fishing can be good. So check it out, take a rod along with you and good luck.

For more information and photos, please visit the following link.

http://britishcolumbiavike.blogspot.ca/2015/09/amazing-fall-colors-filmed-at-seymour.html

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Bright Object Makes Unusual Maneuvers Across The Sky Over Smithers British Columbia

Date:  February 27, 2015
Time:  Approximately 10:00 p.m.

Number of Objects: 1
Shape of Objects: Round, like a star.
Colour of Object: Bright.

Full Description of Event/Sighting: I stepped outside of my apartment, when I noticed a bright light moving near a star at approximately 11 o'clock above me (to the west, closer to Hudson's Bay Mountain).

It seemed to move erratically with some stops, zig -zags and spurts of speed. There were no sounds overhead.

I watched it behave in this manner for approximately 5 minutes until it sort of "sputtered", and faded in and out and finally disappeared at approximately 2-3 o'clock in the eastern sky...near the mouth of the Big Dipper.

It most certainly exhibited some very unusual movements, quite unlike space junk or a satellite. Weird.

Thank you to the witness for their report.

If anyone has had a UFO/UFOs sighting, please send me an email at sighting@telus.net or fill out the online UFO report form at http://sightings1.yolasite.com/ with details of what you saw. 

Please remember to include the date and time and location. (Town/City – State or Province) and as much detail as possible.

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