By Keith
and Heather Nicol
One of the disadvantages of living in the
Comox- Courtenay area is that you don’t get a chance to see the sun dropping
off into the horizon in the evening. Sunsets in this area can be nice as the setting
sun undercuts any clouds that are in the area but a classic sunset can’t be
seen due to the Beaufort Mountains. But we do have moon rises which come up
over the Salish Sea and so we have taken to seeing the full moon rise whenever
the weather cooperates. 2020 has been a very different year with the Covid
19 pandemic effecting just about
everything but one thing that it hasn’t changed is being able to watch a moon
rise. Our favourite place to see the full moon rise is the Air Force Beach
Parking area and this gives us a good view of the various Gulf Islands, the
Sunshine Coast and the mountains of the BC mainland that lie behind.
Of course like the sun, the full moon doesn’t always rise in the same place each month so the back drop to your views and pictures will always be different. As well the clouds are often different so this adds another variation to each month’s offering. To find out the date of the full moon and where it will be in the sky check out this web site: https://www.timeanddate.com/moon/canada/comox. For newcomers to this area Air Force Beach take Kilmorley Road and be sure to drive past the turn off to Kin Beach. Turn right on Air Force Beach Road and continue to the end. See you for the next full moon and bring a tripod and telephoto lens for the best pictures.
The Beaver Full Moon rising over Powell River - Nov 30 ,2020
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