For those who caught my post on Tuesday, "The Great Bear Rainforest", this is an addendum, but it stands alone too. I would also like to hear opinions on Color or B&W. But first a little background.

Butedale is a factory "ghost town" on Princess Royal Island. It was constructed in 1911 as a fishing, mining, and lumber camp. However, it really prospered as the Butedale Fish Cannery until the 1950's with a peak population of 400. The largest building was the workers bunkhouse. Other structures included homes for management, cook house, ice house, packing house, reduction house, herring oil reduction tanks, and a water-driven powerhouse with water from a mountain lake.

In 2010 when we visited and spent a night moored to the remnants of the dock, it wasn't exactly a ghost town, as there were two squatters living there. This really made the place even more interesting. The older fellow had been there for several years and a younger guy who joined him that spring. They must have an interesting tale of what they left behind, but never mentioned it. They were very hospitable and gave us a tour of the town. My Canon Rebel hard quit working due to the rain and dampness and hung in the boats extremely warm engine room one night to dry out. I did not to risk it in the rain and dampness again until we saw the Spirit Bears (Tuesday's Post), so I missed many photo ops here. We invited the gentlemen to have dinner on the boat and they told an interesting story of living in such isolation. They are 30 miles from the nearest First Nations village and any stores. Their transportation is an open, 16' outboard boat. I'm sure they get money from the Canadian government and boats like ours that stop for a tour. Not really enough for any kind of GAS. The older gentleman was particularly proud of making use of the powerhouse, which at one time must have been able to generate several thousand kilowatts. The machinery no longer worked, but he was able to use the huge water wheel to drive and automotive alternator to charge a bank of batteries. Then with a solid-state, 12 vdc to 120vac inverter (his only GAS) he had power for a couple of lights, a computer, hot plate, etc. They lived in the old cook house which was in pretty good shape and had a hand pump for water and a wood stove for heat. The photos are soft due to the mist. Recommend downloads.
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For those who caught my post on Tuesday, "The Great Bear Rainforest", this is an addendum, but it stands alone too. I would also like to hear opinions on Color or B&W. But first a little background.

Butedale is a factory "ghost town" on Princess Royal Island. It was constructed in 1911 as a fishing, mining, and lumber camp. However, it really prospered as the Butedale Fish Cannery until the 1950's with a peak population of 400. The largest building was the workers bunkhouse. Other structures included homes for management, cook house, ice house, packing house, reduction house, herring oil reduction tanks, and a water-driven powerhouse with water from a mountain lake.

In 2010 when we visited and spent a night moored to the remnants of the dock, it wasn't exactly a ghost town, as there were two squatters living there. This really made the place even more interesting. The older fellow had been there for several years and a younger guy who joined him that spring. They must have an interesting tale of what they left behind, but never mentioned it. They were very hospitable and gave us a tour of the town. My Canon Rebel hard quit working due to the rain and dampness and hung in the boats extremely warm engine room one night to dry out. I did not to risk it in the rain and dampness again until we saw the Spirit Bears (Tuesday's Post), so I missed many photo ops here. We invited the gentlemen to have dinner on the boat and they told an interesting story of living in such isolation. They are 30 miles from the nearest First Nations village and any stores. Their transportation is an open, 16' outboard boat. I'm sure they get money from the Canadian government and boats like ours that stop for a tour. Not really enough for any kind of GAS. The older gentleman was particularly proud of making use of the powerhouse, which at one time must have been able to generate several thousand kilowatts. The machinery no longer worked, but he was able to use the huge water wheel to drive and automotive alternator to charge a bank of batteries. Then with a solid-state, 12 vdc to 120vac inverter (his only GAS) he had power for a couple of lights, a computer, hot plate, etc. They lived in the old cook house which was in pretty good shape and had a hand pump for water and a wood stove for heat. The photos are soft due to the mist. Recommend downloads.
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For those who caught my post on Tuesday, "The Great Bear Rainforest", this is an addendum, but it stands alone too. I would also like to hear opinions on Color or B&W. But first a little background.

Butedale is a factory "ghost town" on Princess Royal Island. It was constructed in 1911 as a fishing, mining, and lumber camp. However, it really prospered as the Butedale Fish Cannery until the 1950's with a peak population of 400. The largest building was the workers bunkhouse. Other structures included homes for management, cook house, ice house, packing house, reduction house, herring oil reduction tanks, and a water-driven powerhouse with water from a mountain lake.

In 2010 when we visited and spent a night moored to the remnants of the dock, it wasn't exactly a ghost town, as there were two squatters living there. This really made the place even more interesting. The older fellow had been there for several years and a younger guy who joined him that spring. They must have an interesting tale of what they left behind, but never mentioned it. They were very hospitable and gave us a tour of the town. My Canon Rebel hard quit working due to the rain and dampness and hung in the boats extremely warm engine room one night to dry out. I did not to risk it in the rain and dampness again until we saw the Spirit Bears (Tuesday's Post), so I missed many photo ops here. We invited the gentlemen to have dinner on the boat and they told an interesting story of living in such isolation. They are 30 miles from the nearest First Nations village and any stores. Their transportation is an open, 16' outboard boat. I'm sure they get money from the Canadian government and boats like ours that stop for a tour. Not really enough for any kind of GAS. The older gentleman was particularly proud of making use of the powerhouse, which at one time must have been able to generate several thousand kilowatts. The machinery no longer worked, but he was able to use the huge water wheel to drive and automotive alternator to charge a bank of batteries. Then with a solid-state, 12 vdc to 120vac inverter (his only GAS) he had power for a couple of lights, a computer, hot plate, etc. They lived in the old cook house which was in pretty good shape and had a hand pump for water and a wood stove for heat. The photos are soft due to the mist. Recommend downloads.
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For those who caught my post on Tuesday, "The Great Bear Rainforest", this is an addendum, but it stands alone too. I would also like to hear opinions on Color or B&W. But first a little background.

Butedale is a factory "ghost town" on Princess Royal Island. It was constructed in 1911 as a fishing, mining, and lumber camp. However, it really prospered as the Butedale Fish Cannery until the 1950's with a peak population of 400. The largest building was the workers bunkhouse. Other structures included homes for management, cook house, ice house, packing house, reduction house, herring oil reduction tanks, and a water-driven powerhouse with water from a mountain lake.

In 2010 when we visited and spent a night moored to the remnants of the dock, it wasn't exactly a ghost town, as there were two squatters living there. This really made the place even more interesting. The older fellow had been there for several years and a younger guy who joined him that spring. They must have an interesting tale of what they left behind, but never mentioned it. They were very hospitable and gave us a tour of the town. My Canon Rebel hard quit working due to the rain and dampness and hung in the boats extremely warm engine room one night to dry out. I did not to risk it in the rain and dampness again until we saw the Spirit Bears (Tuesday's Post), so I missed many photo ops here. We invited the gentlemen to have dinner on the boat and they told an interesting story of living in such isolation. They are 30 miles from the nearest First Nations village and any stores. Their transportation is an open, 16' outboard boat. I'm sure they get money from the Canadian government and boats like ours that stop for a tour. Not really enough for any kind of GAS. The older gentleman was particularly proud of making use of the powerhouse, which at one time must have been able to generate several thousand kilowatts. The machinery no longer worked, but he was able to use the huge water wheel to drive and automotive alternator to charge a bank of batteries. Then with a solid-state, 12 vdc to 120vac inverter (his only GAS) he had power for a couple of lights, a computer, hot plate, etc. They lived in the old cook house which was in pretty good shape and had a hand pump for water and a wood stove for heat. The photos are soft due to the mist. Recommend downloads.
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