Harrison Hot Springs

I went up to Harrison Hot springs last weekend with some friends with what was supposed to be relaxing time.

It was a 3 hour or so trip from town and it pouring rain.















On the road to Harrison Hot Springs














Since their discovery in the late 1800s, visitors have travelled on horseback, by boat, and later by car, to benefit from the healing powers of Harrison Hot Springs and to stay in the renowned resort hotel overlooking Harrison Lake .















The town was such beautiful town. Very peaceful very serene. There seemed to be a lot of retirees that lived there.




















They have several swimming pools that are filled with natural geothermal water...
and people go there regularly to relax and for therapy. It felt really good to just chill in the hot water for a while.

Unfortunately my over sensitive skin couldn't deal with all the minerals in the water and I broke out with serious hives when we got back.




It took a week to clear and a few sleepless nights from the burning and itching. I'm still feeling the remnants of the ordeal. So much for the healing powers of the hot springs.

I'd still like to go again though, perhaps. I just have to rinse off thoroughly afterwards with fresh water.













One of the attractions at Harrison Hot Springs during the summer is the sand sculpting competition, held annually.

Shooting a short film about life...

Shooting at Stave lake B.C. where the salmon were spawning.

For those that care to know about the salmon life cycle...basically what happens is the fish (salmon) spawns in fresh water or rivers (2000 - 10,000 eggs per female). The eggs hatch after 3-4 months.

After a few months to a couple of years depending on the type of salmon, the fish migrate to sea. A lot don't make it on their journey to the sea. Once they reach there, they can live in the sea for up to 3 years and after that, what I consider a wonder of nature....the salmon swim back to their stream or river to the exact place where they are born to spawn before they die.

It was actually an interesting and sad experience to see....there were dead fish everywhere.....and sometimes the smell was too much to bear.

A lot of the fish were pretty much dying by the time they reach the streams....they had come to the end of their life cycle....some of them would jump out of the water and back again, half rotten but still alive, just trying to make it to the where they were born to die...

I was a bit pissed off at some people that were taking advantage of the weak state of the fish and catching scores of them. I thought it was such an unfair sport, giving that they were half dead. It was disgusting that they were catching the fish in various stages of decomposition and I imagine the plan was to serve them in their restaurants.....gross!

















anyways, in my movie I tried to use the life cycle of the salmon as a comparison to the life cycle of humans and our trials and tribulations....


thats why I'm filming at a cemetary here. Where it all ends for us humans.