Cowichan crop circle catches skyborne eyes
By Krista Siefken - Cowichan News Leader and Pictorial - June 26, 2008
A member of the Victoria Flying Club got a shock while soaring above the Cowichan Valley recently. Shannon Tomren, her daughter and a club pilot were flying above Quamichan Lake on June 7 when they sighted a huge crop circle etched in the fields below them. “I thought, 'Wow, that's pretty cool,'” Tomren said. “It's definitely not something you see every day.” After asking the pilot to turn around, Tomren snapped a shot of the large-scale art piece and sent it to the News Leader Pictorial. And while Tomren said she doesn't buy into the Signs-esque conspiracy theories, she can't deny the crop circle's artistic merit. “It's beautiful — it's got some serious style to it.” Tomren was unable to pinpoint the precise location of the symbol. Anyone with any information can contact the News Leader Pictorial at 250-746-4471, or email editor@cowichannewsleader.com.
SOURCE cowichannewsleader.com part of BClocalnews.com
Diagram Paul Anderson Copyright 2008
founder Canadian Crop Circle Research Network
I’ve updated the diagram in the previous post. A bit more info as well: the formation is in a hay / grass field owned by the Nature Conservancy of Canada (BC branch), a conservative science institution, with restricted access to the field. They are telling people that some teenagers claim to have made it, but is that just a cover to protect their image? People could have made this, with some experience needed, but teenagers I doubt. The quality of the geometry is quite impressive, rivalling some formations in Europe (not often seen here), especially given the type of field this is. The diameter is approximately 64 metres (209 feet).
I also just talked to the primary photographer so far, and hopefully can have some of his aerial and ground photos up soon (the online photo album was removed after some concern about copyright info which needs to be protected). CCCRN will also be going to the location as soon as possible, of course.
UPDATE 06072008
Gary Bobroff was able to visit the formation today for CCCRN, and even after the cutting, reported that the flat, multi-directional lay could still be seen. Also some nodes bent at a 90-degree angle to the ground and elongated apical nodes.
The rumour is that some students from a local Waldorf high school made it, but what do others here think? It is still just a rumour at this point. I know Waldorf students are known to excel at geometry and mathematics, but I'm still sceptical. We need evidence one way or the other.
Paul Anderson
