O´Neill CoLd Water CLassic: Tofino, B.C Canada

National Geographic recently named Tofino one of the world's best beach towns, but water temperatures barely get above 50 degrees Fahrenheit during this surfing classic...

When the females of this one-street village of 1,200 souls heard they were not eligible to surf in Coldwater Canada the first women's competition: Queen of the Peak,  was set up for the previous day.

The event expanded  with a new category: Princess of the Peak for girls 12 and under and Surf Masters, for women over 40; in this category  for every successful ride, $5 is donated to breast cancer research.
Watch surf cams in http://queenofthepeak.com/

The Lemming (Lemmus lemmus)

This a tundra (treeless areas of Northern Canada)  herbivore rodent, between 10-15 centimeters long, and weighting around 80 grams.

Every 5 weeks, the female can give birth to about 8 young!

It´s the main sustenance for arctic foxes, ermines, snowy owls, jaegers (any of 3 species of rapacious, sea-bird of genus Stercorarius)  and gyrfalcons (Falco rusticolus).

Lemmings´ Mass Suicide: A MYTH

By Robert Leighton for The New Yorker

800 Year OLd DougLas Fir Tree

This enormous specimen of the Pinaceae family is located in Cathedral Grove 

(Port Alberni, British Columbia)

Photo by Gillian (EverySpoon)

ShaLL I ShOOt the Fish?

The EyE of Quebec: Manicouagan Crater

With its 100 km diameter it is one of the largest on the surface of Earth, forming an annular lake that covers an area of 1,942 km². In its centre is the René-Levasseur Island with  Mount Babel as the highest point. 

Approximately 214 million years ago, an estimated 10 km wide meteorite impacted our planet at between 12-30 kilometres per second, forming the Manicouagan Impact Structure. 

This is the fifth largest reservoir by volume in the world.

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