Salish Sea

About Salish Sea

Placed on September 2nd, 2008

The Salish Sea includes Puget Sound, the Strait of Georgia, and the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The cities of Vancouver and Seattle are here. It is surrounded by snow capped mountains and fed fresh water from mighty rivers and long fjords, some of which drain vast high icefields that are reminiscent of the great glacier of the last ice age.

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posted on
May 20th, 2012
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Salish Sea
based in
British Columbia

How to Observe the Solar Eclipse of 2012 May 20

Having travelled to see six total solar eclipses, a partial or annular eclipse is merely interesting. Nevertheless, observing some motion in the dance of the Sun, Moon and Earth still does thrill. ...

posted on
May 8th, 2012
from
Salish Sea
based in
British Columbia

Reconnoiter Cloudburst Mountain

Last year we scouted a slightly read more about "Reconnoiter Cloudburst Mountain"

posted on
April 23rd, 2012
from
Salish Sea
based in
British Columbia

Red-faced & racoon-eyed

Nobody would have called this a sunny day.

And we were going only for a quick ski up and down Holly ...

posted on
April 21st, 2012
from
Salish Sea
based in
British Columbia

Ground-breaking for Outdoor Learning Classroom

I've just posted a short video of the ground-bre ...

posted on
April 3rd, 2012
from
Salish Sea
based in
British Columbia

Deep Powder Snow – April Fools 2012

It was Sunday morning, April first. I had heard the cold rain falling during the night. No one had called me about skiing this weekend, and my bed was warm. But, I knew I needed the exerc ...