Gorgeous Mt. Washington + Comox Harbour (Vancouver Island, BC Day Trip)

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In this video, I take a break from all the RV product review videos I've been doing lately and spend a day enjoying summer. Also, our new Ram 3500 diesel truck needs a good highway run every once in a while.
So, Anne and I headed up to nearby Mount Washington Alpine Resort to take in the views. It was a reasonably clear warm day the scenery did not disappoint, you could see for miles and miles and miles and miles.
Highlights of the visit besides spectacular panoramic view were Whiskey Jack birds landing our hands, the chair lift ride to the mountain top and a lovely lunch at the Alpine Courtyard Café.
After Mount Washington, we finish our day trip with visits to Comox Marina Park, Pacific Playgrounds RV Resort and view the recent chainsaw log carvings in Frank James Park near Campbell River.
All and all a mighty fine summer day on Vancouver Island!
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[@LoveYourRV]

See more from around Vancouver Island in my special video playlist - kzbin.info/aero/PLp14lzXh07unMRhHqsqpdwm2aUQvKR-zK

[@georgefenrich4119]

SO MUCH FUN! ! !THANKS. I found myself trying to drag the map as you went... LOL

[@suddenlysolo2170]

i'm a local and I really enjoyed your video. You can even see a house I used to own in Comox near the marina.

[@jameshamm7911]

When I was stationed at North Bay, Ontario at 21SQ as a Weapons Assignment Tech: we used to launch CF-18's out of Comox.

[@Penelope.Banana]

The little white sail boats are the sea cadets that operate out of Goose Spit.

[@paul19644691]

Very beautiful Ray! Cheers!

[@bobell69]

you did a nice job of showing off my back yard. Keep up the great videos.

[@dasoyzara7266]

That's was thunder bird rv park spit Rd in Campbell river.great video

[@georgefenrich4119]

Beautiful trip!

[@humdrumhermits5341]

I'm with you, Ann. We took a Sky Rail trip in Australia that bent us sideways in the wind and rain. Fun times. That did it for me, no more cable cars.

[@gailrobinson7125]

Really enjoyed tagging along with you and Anne on your day trip to Mt. Washington! Beautiful scenery all around. Thanks for sharing. 👍😃

[@LoveYourRV]

You're welcome. :)

[@kenwiberg6517]

Makes me appreciate where I live more, seeing it through someone elses eyes..........(Courtenay)

[@Resounded]

Great Video guys !! Really loved the birds landing on your hands .. Loved the top of Mt. Washington.. and, loved the marina .. Great detail in the area you shared.. Thanks for sharing … Cheers !! from Las Vegas , Nevada

[@LoveYourRV]

Thanks. :)

[@joanashmore5815]

That was great. Loved it, and I live here. Thanks so much for showing the world what a fabulous place we have here. You couldn't have ended the video any better with a shot of a cruise ship sailing on by.

[@LoveYourRV]

You're welcome. :)

[@mikemysicka7717]

What a beautiful spot to spend the summer! Thanks for taking us along.

[@julieh3327]

What a fun day! Thanks for sharing.

[@tmorton922]

I was amazed to hear when a relative of mine told me how much snowfall Vancouver island gets in areas.

[@LoveYourRV]

Vancouver Island is fairly mountainous, not Rockie mountain-sized but high enough to get a snowpack and with the moist Pacific marine air moving in on the westerly jet stream systems a lot of snow can be had up there.

[@gabrielangel09]

Beautiful! Thank you for sharing!

[@jeandecker4073]

Beautiful area. Thanks for sharing.

[@hedge8888]

I like your technical and review vids but it's the ones like this that I really enjoy.

[@GoingPlacesOne]

Very nice! Thanks for sharing.

[@ptcclatlptcclatl1683]

Thanks for sharing.

[@tmorton922]

First!! Beauty weather. Always like the Google earth tutorial. Nice trip . Like the music.

[@nancyf52]

What a beautiful video. Ann I don't like some heights either and Ray those bump bumps are scary.

[@theocop66]

I just moved to the Comox Valley and haven't been up to the mountain as yet. Great video.

[@GaryBoyd02]

Cool electric trimaran! Shallow draft good thing it look pretty tight all the way around there.

[@timf6916]

Nice, I wish that I was with you guys.

[@48kornbinder19]

Thanks Ray for all of the wonderful memories. That cruise ship at the end reminds me of Browns Bay. Watching the cruise ships passing at night all lit up and what appeared to be so close. Lot's of good memories at Comox. We caught the ferry from Comox to Powell River on 9-07-2001. Stayed at an RV park just south of the ferry dock that night. The next day we drove south down through Vancouver and across the border into the USA on 9-08-2001. The reason I remember it so well is because of the attack on the twin towers on 9-11-2001. Canada and the USA shut that border crossing down tight when that happened. Thanks for the wonderful pictures and the great memories.

[@LoveYourRV]

Cool, you're welcome. :)

[@48kornbinder19]

@@LoveYourRV I've just added that ride on the ski lift to my bucket list.

[@jonrivera6988]

Wow it's beautiful up there. Greetings from sunny Palm Coast, Florida! Thanks for sharing your trip, I'm glad you had fun. Those birds were pretty tame to be landing on your hands, people must be feeding them lol. Was that a squirrel at 11:53? You get to see so much wildlife, thank you again for sharing those moments with us.

[@LoveYourRV]

Yeah, we love it up here in summer. I think it was a little red squirrel which is native to Vancouver Island, we also have eastern gray squirrels here but they were introduced and considered an invasive species, unfortunately, they have led to a decline in the native red squirrels. Cheers! Ray

[@RavenRose88]

Go to Powell River and check out Texada Island quarry beaches and Lund harbour...take a day trip to Savary Island😍

[@LoveYourRV]

Thanks, on the todo list, Anne has viewed by boat but hasn't visited on land. Cheers, Ray

[@newhampshirejoe5975]

I saw Mt Washington and though it was Mt. Washington, NH

[@LoveYourRV]

We got one too. :) I remember visiting NH back in 2011, we were there in late Oct or early Nov for the turning leaves visited the base of Mt Washington, but didn't go up, can't remember why maybe it had closed.

[@bobell69]

Mt. Washington is named after Captain George Vancouver's ships navigator.

[@dunkydog1676]

Makes me sad.. Home sick town was founded in 1860 2nd oldest establishment in b.c . Victoria was the first

[@marshallpoe8087]

Darn! I was hoping you would show the Red Dragon at the art display.

[@LoveYourRV]

Here is a video showing them being carved - kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXmxmIJqp55jj80 and galleries - crshorelinearts.ca/galleries/

[@mjm3852]

I like how you show your travels/day trips using googles maps/satellite. I love how Ann says "...Darwin alert..." My hubby says that people who do "stupid" stuff is natures way of culling the herd or he will say Darwin is taking care of things. Are chair lifts like escalators? You have to kind of jump off as its still moving?

[@LoveYourRV]

Yes, it keeps moving but slowly, there are staff members at each end to help you on and off the chair. It's pretty easy.

[@kalibaby78]

I'm with Ann I get light headed up high yikes

[@hugh9park]

Nothing like an rv in the middle of the road to block my nice motorcycle ride.

[@im2crafty]

Beautiful, are you going on the Vancouver ferry?

[@LoveYourRV]

No plans in the immediate future but here is a video from a few years ago of a BC ferry crossing - kzbin.info/www/bejne/rmmukoutZduNrJI

[@willymueller4587]

Very nice video Ray, now I have a question for you, if you where forced to spend the winter in your RV in BC where would you suggest the best weather might be ?

[@LoveYourRV]

Thanks. :) Eastern side of Vancouver Island from Campell River south to Victoria, with Victoria likely being the best place since the Olympic Mountains provide a rain shadow and it's mostly surrounded by the ocean which helps moderate temps in the winter. Or over on the lower mainland, Fraser Valley area. Still not balmy but usually not much snow and hard freezes, though it can vary from year to year. I remember one year in Victoria in the 90's we got 3-4 feet one December and it lasted a good week or so, other years hardly a dusting all winter. Having said all the good luck finding an long stay RV site over the winter, full time RVing is booming and for those that don't leave Canada the area is one of the best places to winter in. Many parks are already booked up.

[@willymueller4587]

Thanks Ray, it might be a thought this coming winter, because of health care issues & insurance, PS we have a Mount Washington on this side as well, in New Hamshire, quite a spot, base camp then a ride up the Cog Railroad, one of our nicest trips. Cheers

[@LoveYourRV]

I remember visiting NH back in 2011, we were there in late Oct or early Nov for the turning leaves visited the base of Mt Washington, but didn't go up, can't remember why maybe it had closed.

[@mattwoody1089]

How was the view from the top

[@LoveYourRV]

Awesome. There is some footage in the video kzbin.info/www/bejne/roKyiJJ4ataHmbs

[@donedennison9237]

Darwin Alert, LOL ^5 Ann(e) Wood Dragon is my Chinese Zodiac.. awesome!

[@georgefenrich4119]

HOW Mush was the lift ride$$?

[@LoveYourRV]

$20 per person, which is around $15 US dollars

[@ChantelStays]

Are you a Canadian...using fahrenheit ...

[@LoveYourRV]

Yes, but most of my audience is American

[@ChantelStays]

@@LoveYourRV haha I love it ! I actually had to look up the conversion...jeez I should get better. 🌞

[@LoveYourRV]

I can do most conversions in my head since when Canada switched to the metric system and Celcius in 1975 I was in grade 4 so had just learned the old system. For a few years, people were always converting back and forth. :)

[@davidmcconnell8690]

:-)) :-))