Chilcotin Country
The fabled Chilcotin region of British Columbia is a vast sprawl of mountains and valleys, rivers and streams, glaciers and forest, punctuated by huge open grasslands, the latter which first drew cattlemen to the area.
Then followed well over a century of growing occupation by white settlers, pushing aside the First Nation’s inhabitants, soon confining them to reserves when once they roamed freely over the entire region, hunting and fishing as required.
Only recently have actions been taken to redress the historical wrongs, beginning with a Supreme Court of Canada decision which granted aboriginal land title covering a substantial portion, including the Nemaiah Valley, to the Tsilqot’in Nation. The area also includes some the Ts’ilʔos Provincial Park (http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/tsilos/ ).
Elkin Creek Guest Ranch in the Nemaiah Valley hosted a group of BLPG members for the better part of a week in August 2019. The ranch became our base as we explored and photographed in this beautiful area of BC. The roads are rough but the scenery makes up for the effort.
Featured below are a few of the photos members took (click on any photograph to display a full sized version):
AnneMarie Brown
Dragon At Chiko Lake – Nemaiah Valley AmBrown
Cabin – Elkin Creek Guest Ranch – AMBrown
Circles in the Hayfield – Elkin Creek Guest Ranch – Nemaiah Valley – AMBrown
Purple Asters – Nemaiah Valley – AMBrown
Elkin Lake – AMBrown
Small Pond At Chilko Lake – AMBrown
Sunset At Chilko Lake – AMBrown
Marsh – AMBrown
Fence – Nemaiah valley – AMBrown
Bridge Over The Taseko River – AMBrown
Derek Chambers
Early Morning, Elkin Creek Guest Ranch – Derek Chambers
Inviting – Elkin Creek Guest Ranch- Nemaiah Valley – Derek Chambers
View From Cardiff Mountain – Nemaiah Valley – Derek Chambers
The Geese Are Leaving? Already? – On the way to Chilko Lake Campsite – Derek Chambers
Chilko Lake From The Viewpoint – Derek Chambers
Chilko Lake – At the Campsite – Derek Chambers
Driftwood Design, Chilko Lakeshore – Derek Chambers
Elkin Lake – Nemaiah Valley – Derek Chambers
The Church At Alexis Creek- Derek Chambers
Forest Fire Burn, Viewpoint east of Hanceville – Derek Chambers
Photographers Caught Without Cameras – Elkin Creek Guest Ranch – Derek Chambers
Diane Hopp
Yellow Breasted Chat at Scout Island – DMHopp
Juvenile Yellow Breasted Chat at Scout Island – DMHopp
Yellow Butterfly at Bull Canyon – DMHopp
Dragonfly at Bull Canyon Park – DMHopp
RC Church at Alexis Creek – DMHopp
Not so Wild Horses – DMHopp
Panorama of Konni Lake from base of Cardiff Mountain – DMHopp
Tsylos Mountain Early Morning – DMHopp
Swinging Rider – DMHopp
Nemaiah Valley Trip – George Colgate – DMHopp
Mohamed Elkadragy – Solar Electrical Engineer , Karlsruhe Institute of Technology – DMHopp
The Dog We Left Behind – DMHopp
The Lesson – DMHopp
Tsylos Mountain – The Last Morning – DMHopp
Tsylos B&W Atristic High Key – DMHopp
Gloria Melnychuk
Nemaiah_GMP7900-118 – Gloria Melnychuk – Elkin Creek Ranch, Nemaiah Valley August 2019
Nemaiah_GMP7904-126 – Gloria Melnychuk – Elkin Creek Ranch, Nemaiah Valley August 2019
Nemaiah_GMP7920-158 – gm – Elkin Creek Ranch, Nemaiah Valley August 2019
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Elkin Creek Ranch, Nemaiah Valley August 2019
GMP8322-010-Nemaiah – gm – Elkin Creek Ranch, Nemaiah Valley August 2019
Nemaiah_GMP7900-118 – Gloria Melnychuk – Elkin Creek Ranch, Nemaiah Valley August 2019
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Nemaiah_GMP8091-094 – gm – Elkin Creek Ranch, Nemaiah Valley August 2019
Nemaiah_GMP8175-098 – Gloria Melnychuk – Elkin Creek Ranch, Nemaiah Valley August 2019
_GMP8206-160-Nemaiah – gm – Cardiff Mountain – Elkin Creek Ranch, Nemaiah Valley August 2019
_GMP8474-314-HDR-Nemaiah – gm – Elkin Creek Ranch, Nemaiah Valley August 2019
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Elkin Creek Ranch, Nemaiah Valley August 2019 – Gloria Melnychuk
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Sunset, Elkin Creek Ranch, Nemaiah Valley August 2019 – Gloria Melnychuk
Sunrise, Elkin Creek Ranch, Nemaiah Valley August 2019 – Gloria Melnychuk
Nancy Cunningham
Mt Tsylos – Nancy Cunningham
The Wheel – Elkin Creek Guest Ranch, Nemaiah Valley – Nancy Cunningham
Mist and Mt Tsylos – Nancy Cunningham
Horses At Tommy’s Garden, Nemaiah Valley – Nancy Cunningham
Detail – Basalt Columns, Crest of Cardiff Mountain, Nemaiah Valley – Nancy Cunningham
Bald Eagle Leaving – Nemaiah Valley – Nancy Cunningham
Nigel Hemingway
From the Viewpoint, Chilko Lake – Nigel Hemingway
Elkin Creek Guest Ranch, Nemaiah Valley – Nigel Hemingway
The Island, Chilko Lake – Nigel Hemingway
On the shores of Chilko Lake – Nigel Hemingway
Elkin Creek Guest Ranch, Nemaiah Valley – Nigel Hemingway
Mt Tsylos – Elkin Creek Guest Ranch, Nemaiah Valley – Nigel Hemingway
Leaving Tommy’s Garden – On the hike to Cardiff Mountain – Nemaiah Valley – Nigel Hemingway
Not Going Anywhere Soon – Elkin Creek Guest Ranch, Nemaiah Valley – Nigel Hemingway
The Moon – Elkin Creek Guest Ranch, Nemaiah Valley – Nigel Hemingway
Boots on the Piano – Chaunigan Lake Lodge – Nigel Hemingway
Sharon Jensen
Elkin Creek Ranch – © Sharon Jensen
Fence-Elkin Creek Guest Ranch – © Sharon Jensen
Fungi-Wildflowers – © Sharon Jensen
Aspens-Shadows – © Sharon Jensen
The Pond At Tommy’s Garden © Sharon Jensen
Hiking to Cardiff Mountain – © Sharon Jensen
Basalt Columns-Cardiff Mountain – © Sharon Jensen
View from Cardiff Mountain – © Sharon Jensen
What a View – © Sharon Jensen
Coffee Cup – © Sharon Jensen
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