tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post2323982743997657919..comments2024-03-26T11:42:04.114+00:00Comments on Positive Letters ... inspirational stories ...: F is for (Canadian) Falls and Fish Ladders ...Hilary Melton-Butcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-23126705391814591312018-04-22T17:02:15.339+01:002018-04-22T17:02:15.339+01:00@ Monti - I haven't really explored central Vi...@ Monti - I haven't really explored central Victoria ... so will definitely look out the Empress Hotel ... and there are waterfalls for Africa!!<br /><br />@ Diedre - I imagine these falls are extraordinary ... and it's good they're ensuring the salmon can get upstream to spawn ... <br /><br />@ Inger - it's good to see you when you can get over ... but it's also good to see you getting out and about ...<br /><br />@ Jo - I know ... humans aren't always the most sensitive creatures are we. I hope I get to see some bears fishing ... <br /><br />@ Jess - the fish ladders of the various styles are so interesting to read about ... so I'm pleased you enjoyed this post ... <br /><br />@ Diane - yes me too ... Victoria Falls ring loud and clear in my memory bank as too my family. That's good you were able to get there in February ... it's one of those must do South African things ... <br /><br />@ Lynn- thanks so much ... glad the laddering has extended your knowledge to fishy ones!! <br /><br />Cheers to you - I'm so pleased these fish ladders have rung true with you ... I hope I get to see the salmon run at some stage - all the best - Hilary<br />Hilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-27393508319961784442018-04-08T14:32:52.794+01:002018-04-08T14:32:52.794+01:00I'm learning so much from these posts. I did ...I'm learning so much from these posts. I did not know about fish ladders before.Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13984802196897920610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-70607644298259637412018-04-07T21:50:02.128+01:002018-04-07T21:50:02.128+01:00Another great post. The only falls I ever think o...Another great post. The only falls I ever think of are of course Victoria which I am glad to say we saw again after a very long time last February. Cheers DianeRhodesiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00159888599601532530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-50558782399272240802018-04-07T20:31:51.854+01:002018-04-07T20:31:51.854+01:00Love falls! I didn't know much about fish lad...Love falls! I didn't know much about fish ladders- so I learned a ton here today. Thanks for sharing. Great pictures!<br />~JessDMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04202502753961748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-20102867794124985652018-04-07T03:49:41.889+01:002018-04-07T03:49:41.889+01:00We screw up the natural rivers and falls and then ...We screw up the natural rivers and falls and then have to build synthetic ways for the fish to climb up the rivers. I would love to be there when the bears are fishing, often seen it on film, but that's not the same.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-91413146473676244702018-04-06T22:44:30.519+01:002018-04-06T22:44:30.519+01:00Thanks for finding time for my blog in the midst o...Thanks for finding time for my blog in the midst of the A to Z! I forgot all about it this year. Now I'm looking forward to learning more about Canada. Ingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02924736131382149056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-35801700561405965102018-04-06T21:56:21.698+01:002018-04-06T21:56:21.698+01:00Hi Hilary!
Breathtaking views and Salmon-friendly ...Hi Hilary!<br />Breathtaking views and Salmon-friendly rivers - what a remarkable place!diedre Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12772557495518846226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-2321338036471887782018-04-06T21:42:47.784+01:002018-04-06T21:42:47.784+01:00That's really interesting. A few years ago, we...That's really interesting. A few years ago, we took a ferry boat from Seattle, Washington to Victoria, B.C. I didn't get to see any waterfalls, but I loved Victoria and used the Empress Hotel as part of my book, Hotels to Remember. Wonderful you are exploring the area!Notes Along the Way with Mary Montague Sikeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17417679983279135001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-79928250047186040812018-04-06T21:29:22.497+01:002018-04-06T21:29:22.497+01:00@ Hels - I can believe you re the Fundy Bay side o...@ Hels - I can believe you re the Fundy Bay side of Canada ... I hope I can a chance to see the east coast ... and I'm sure there's plenty of history over in the New Brunswick area ... <br /><br />@ Lynda - they are fun items aren't they - but so essential to the fish run ... <br /><br />@ Jean - I hope to get over to Niagara - I'll have to see. I'm quite certain bears are really keen on the fish ladders ... and yes a fish buffet for them - fun thought ... <br /><br />@ Emily - Della Falls do look amazing ... sadly I don't think I'll get near them ... still there's lots around here. Lots of ideas with fish ladders ... I think I'd think of stockings or tights ... with fish weaving their way up ... but we can laugh ... <br /><br />@ Bazza - I quite honestly think fish could ride bicycles ... anything can happen in this day and age ... it's such a fun thought ... as too climbing the ladder ... <br /><br />@ Elsie - that must have been a wonderful visit to Niagara ... especially the revolving restaurant. This structure at Hatley - looks pretty simple ... and whether it works at getting the fish into the pond from the ocean is an unknown - but I guess it must ... <br /><br />Thanks for your side note ... <br /><br />@ Nila - I know it is beautiful here ... <br /><br />@ Deborah - yes fish getting help, or not having humans block their routes does make one think about their life cycle. Waterfalls would be right in your ambit ... <br /><br />@ Jacqui - had to include them didn't I! They seem to be making everyone laugh at the thought ... that pleases me ... <br /><br />@ Steve - it's good humans are realising we need to help wildlife to survive alongside them. I hope you can get to see a salmon run sometime ... <br /><br />@ Sherry - this is almost pretty isn't it ... the concrete aspect doesn't thrill me - though the fish ladder as a structure does ... <br /><br />@ Denise - fish ladders are so essential now-a-days ... <br /><br />@ Troutbirder .. I bet you enjoyed your camping trips up here - it's a stunning island ... <br /><br />@ Debbie - well done! Perhaps you climbed that fish ladder to help you here?! Its use is just right and I gather really do help the salmon get up to their spawning grounds. I too have only seen it on tv - whether I'll ever get a chance here ... I'm not sure - but bears are around ... <br /><br />Cheers - so pleased the fish ladders made you all laugh ... great to see you - thank you for the comments - Hilary<br />Hilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-548443500084870912018-04-06T21:28:30.451+01:002018-04-06T21:28:30.451+01:00@ Marcy - aren't all waterfalls stunning, even...@ Marcy - aren't all waterfalls stunning, even tiny ones; I'd love to see the salmon run - but suspect it's not something I'll get to do ... <br /><br />@ Silvia - oh don't we all; how lovely that you can find small waterfalls on your hiking trips ...but I know it's been dry down there. Delighted you're enjoying these Canada posts ... <br /><br />@ EC - yes to sit under or very near a waterfall with the summer sun beaming down would be so good; sadly I doubt I'll see the salmon run ... bears I might find. Delighted you're enjoying the Canadian venture ... <br /><br />@ Ronel - they are wonderful aren't they ... <br /><br />@ Keith - I expect you'll see more waterfalls - if I remember to take my camera with me!! Victoria Falls is magnificent ... as too the bridge - with which I have strong family connections.<br /><br />@ Sophie - yes there are some amazing fast flowing rivers here, as too waterfalls - they are so powerful aren't they. Your Aysgarth Falls look stunning - I'd never heard of them ... no wonder you have so many photos ... <br /><br />@ Tasha - oh what a pity ... things tend to be closed til late Spring - at least that's what I'm finding ... I have to get to the Fort at some stage ... <br /><br />@ Kim - I think you might be right in your assessment of Canada. I imagine the salmon run with the bears feasting must be an amazing experience ... if I do - I will definitely write a post about it ... <br /><br />@ Susan - thank you! I guess it's just the sheer joy and force of nature taking over ... waterfalls always enthrall -good word! Fish ladders are a fun name ... for a very useful item - and if I get a chance I'll go watch the salmon run ... <br /><br />@ Alex - exactly we change their route - so need to help them or adjust ... I don't know if you remember the elephants walking through the hotel - it was their 'natural' path ... <br /><br />@ Bob - I'm sure the Della Falls must be wonderful. Oh great that you've got a fish ladder in your local river ... they probably hide and dash up stream in the depths of night?!?!<br /><br />@ Julie - good to see you ... and nothing better than a picnic near a tingling sparkling waterfall - and great if I've opened your eyes to fish ladders ... <br /><br />@ Joanne - they are amazing natural wonders aren't they. Watching salmon leap must be just amazing ... I hope I get a chance when here ... <br />Hilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-40767473386691885082018-04-06T21:02:16.385+01:002018-04-06T21:02:16.385+01:00Made it to today's post! Early for me. Fish la...Made it to today's post! Early for me. Fish ladders - it conjures up all kinds of interesting images but its actual use is laudible indeed. Salmon running is an amazing sight (only seen by me on television) and there is something about the idea of black bears that excites the imagination...Deborah Barkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17261449936843388583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-74739573129026851982018-04-06T20:24:49.793+01:002018-04-06T20:24:49.793+01:00How I loved that beautiful island. We made three s...How I loved that beautiful island. We made three summer camping trips there from Minnesota with our two boys...:)troutbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087811292280881959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-60551690407931619252018-04-06T18:48:01.751+01:002018-04-06T18:48:01.751+01:00Wow. I never knew about fish ladders. Thanks, Hila...Wow. I never knew about fish ladders. Thanks, Hilary!M. Denise C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10326139040976625458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-31733042857123361992018-04-06T17:06:53.223+01:002018-04-06T17:06:53.223+01:00I think the fish ladder is a nice thing to help th...I think the fish ladder is a nice thing to help the fish. It's pretty,too.Sherry Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844837212122243321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-61314341558966953562018-04-06T16:08:36.633+01:002018-04-06T16:08:36.633+01:00they have added ladders to many small dams here si...they have added ladders to many small dams here since it delayed many species survival. I would enjoy watching the salmon runOut on the prairiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09548162534362532705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-48027934903668897852018-04-06T15:46:03.341+01:002018-04-06T15:46:03.341+01:00You are so much fun. Who knew 'fish ladders...You are so much fun. Who knew 'fish ladders'? Seems obvious now that you've explained it. I will leave Friday smarter than I entered.Computer Tutorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00938856237984732342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-9468267219973806612018-04-06T15:25:34.776+01:002018-04-06T15:25:34.776+01:00There's something magical about waterfalls - b...There's something magical about waterfalls - both their beauty and the energy, even with the small ones. <br /><br />I saw a fish ladder only once, and it forever changed how I think of fish.Deborah Weberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05971869506007671786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-78782652597911771242018-04-06T15:12:40.084+01:002018-04-06T15:12:40.084+01:00So beautiful! Makes me want to book flights :)So beautiful! Makes me want to book flights :)Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-72620240077510137682018-04-06T14:29:01.718+01:002018-04-06T14:29:01.718+01:00I saw Niagra Falls when I was a teenager. So cool!...I saw Niagra Falls when I was a teenager. So cool! We went up to the restaurant that turned in the sky. I have no idea if it's still there or not, but it made a full rotation in an hour. Anyway, I'd heard of a fish ladder but never saw one in person. Very neat to see it pictured here. Side note - I understand if you need a break from my blog for a bit. Heavy stuff over there. No worries, my friend! :)<br /><br /><a href="https://helpingpartnersofsexaddictsheal.org/" rel="nofollow">Elsie </a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-49306864699804222562018-04-06T14:06:14.445+01:002018-04-06T14:06:14.445+01:00Who'd have thought that a fish could climb a l...Who'd have thought that a fish could climb a ladder? I'm fairly sure they can't ride bicycles.....<br /><b><a href="http://todiscoverice.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> CLICK HERE for Bazza’s trial-and-error Blog ‘To Discover Ice’</a></b>bazzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794010156639774028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-86634438566163353142018-04-06T14:03:53.663+01:002018-04-06T14:03:53.663+01:00Della Falls looks amazing, Hilary, with the long r...Della Falls looks amazing, Hilary, with the long ribbons of water and the mountains behind. <br /><br />I will forever laugh at the term fish ladders. In my mind, it conjures up an image of a fish climbing a ladder on dry land.<br /><br />Emily In Ecuador | <a href="http://emilbloo.blogspot.com/2018/04/fish-market-puerto-lopez.html" rel="nofollow">Fish Market - Puerto Lopez</a>Emily in Ecuadorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046387339831440902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-68215818882514419182018-04-06T13:36:02.047+01:002018-04-06T13:36:02.047+01:00I've been to the Canadian side of the Niagra F...I've been to the Canadian side of the Niagra Falls. It's a great view. <br /><br />Fish ladders are also fun to watch. Though, I'm guessing bears like watching them more than us humans do. It's like a giant fish buffet for them.Jean Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02047709505502621618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-10426821724625959332018-04-06T13:24:19.728+01:002018-04-06T13:24:19.728+01:00I've never heard of fish ladders. That's p...I've never heard of fish ladders. That's pretty cool!Lynda Dietzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15442214431341019380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-65515161430953395872018-04-06T13:19:31.297+01:002018-04-06T13:19:31.297+01:00Of all the beautiful waterfalls in Canada, the one...Of all the beautiful waterfalls in Canada, the ones shown to us with most pride by locals were at Fundy National Park. The tides change, the coastline is rugged and New Brunswick loves its fishing history.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-59462154083202567822018-04-06T13:18:01.381+01:002018-04-06T13:18:01.381+01:00I love water falls. And yes, fish ladders and such...I love water falls. And yes, fish ladders and such are quite fascinating. Watching salmon leap is a tremendous sight. Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11604494404874408870noreply@blogger.com