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The Thursday Walking Group takes in Steveston

Posted by jmb | July 22, 2007 .
It was rainy and cloudy last Thursday, so here is a post about the previous Thursday, when my walking group went to a little village called Steveston, which is situated at the head of the delta of the south arm of the “mighty” Fraser River. It’s about 30 minutes from where I live at the head of the delta of the north arm of said river. This river is subject to flooding at times. It’s extremely flat and Steveston and the surrounding area of Richmond are on a large island within the flood plain, so they have built up a pathway around the land, called “the dyke” road, which is enjoyed by cyclists and pedestrians alike. So on a nice Thursday, a couple of times a year we will go there to walk on the dyke. There are spectacular views of the mountains, both on the mainland and on Vancouver Island but it was very hazy that day so my shots are of some different things I saw on this walk.


Some ducks and turtles resting on a wooden float in amongst the water lilies. This is a canal on one side of the dyke path.

These very unusual cows are called Belted Galloways which are mostly black with the white belt although you can see a red one here too. This small farm has been operated by the Steves family after whom Steveston is named, since 1877. It co-exists with the suburban houses around it.

Belted galloways are very good milk cows but you can buy a heifer as beef if you are so inclined. The Steves also produce seed for the Heritage Seed Program which preserves heirloom and endangered seeds of fruits, grains and herbs.

At this point the canal has been widened into a pond with these townhouses backing onto it


Looking towards Vancouver Island, out there in the haze

Steveston is very much a working port with fishing boats coming and going

This wharf at Steveston is home to some interesting shops and many little restaurants with great views of the activity on the water. On this sunny day lots of people were eating outside. This shot is not great and I had a better one lined up when my batteries went dead. Next time, sigh.


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6 Comments so far
  1. crunchy July 23, 2007 6:19 am

    Oh I just love it out there.
    We have friends who live near and I just can’t get enough of walking on the dyke near their home

  2. claudia July 23, 2007 12:09 pm

    Oh I loves the cows! Man I wish I was closer to some farms.

  3. Imma (Alice) August 4, 2007 3:44 pm

    These are beautiful photos, now I want to go find this area and visit/explore. Thanks for posting these for us to enjoy.

  4. Nanacrunch August 5, 2007 6:25 pm

    I just visited Steveston today after an absence of a couple of years. It was lovely, lots of folks out enjoying the “boardwalk”. A troupe of excellent young Irish dancers were performing to raise funds for their next competition trip in front of an appreciative crowd.

    I would love to see those “Belted Galloways” sometime, a breed that comes from Galloway in the south of Scotland, I believe, very handsome animals indeed. Thanks for sharing your super photos.

  5. jmb August 5, 2007 6:55 pm

    Thanks to you all for visiting and commenting. This post was picked up by the Steveston Website and is to be found here

  6. Dave Davis August 7, 2007 10:19 am

    We like it down here, too. Steveston’s a great place to live. Should you wish to visit, check out our events calendar for community events from kite flying to walkathons.
    http://www.stevestonivillage.com/stevestoneventscalendar.html