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Category: winter
Kits Beach Covered in Snow!
Putting February 2019 behind us: It was the coldest February Vancouverites have encountered in over 80 years, and among our top 10 snowiest months
Read MoreOnly in Vancouver: Characters from Our Polar Bear Swim
You saw in my last post that we continued our New Year’s tradition with a running dip into the cool winter waters of Vancouver’s English Bay. Here, I thought I’d bring you some footage and photos of the wild and…
Read MoreIn For A Penny …
Yes, we did it again! On New Year’s Day, we made our way down to English Bay to celebrate the Vancouver way.Call we Vancouverites and the people from numerous countries who join us what you like: silly, brave, adventurous, foolhardy…
Read MoreHarbour Lights
As Christmas drew close this year, the skies cleared and we enjoyed some sunny, clear days. This led to a minor dusting of snow, and so I made my way up to another mountain to capture views to the west….
Read MoreInto the Mists
After capturing a number of photos from above the fog earlier this month, I made my way down to West Vancouver’s Ambleside Beach. There, you have Stanley Park directly across the waters. On this particular morning, much of the forested…
Read MoreHappy Birthday, Canada!
Oh, Canada! – July 1st is our national holiday, and we have a great deal to celebrate. Here’s a look across the land.
Read MoreAll Washed Up
… but these logs just off the shores of Jericho Beach, earlier this year, were still striking. Thinly wrapped with snow, they gleamed in the afternoon sunlight. These mountain and water views are also pretty impressive. That’s Lighthouse Park dwarfed by…
Read MoreGame On
It’s rare for Vancouver area lakes to freeze over to the extent that people can skate on them. I remember being on Como Lake in 1988, and it’s been a couple of decades since Trout Lake, below, was frozen. With clear…
Read MorePlunging into 2017
Here’s a look at English Bay on a cold, but sunny winter day. We’ve had plenty of those lately, but that wasn’t the case on New Year’s Day. Nonethless, we continued our tradition of traipsing down to English Bay to take part…
Read MoreA Winter Gift of Eagles
If you’re like me, going for a long walk is among the best things you can do after a decadent Christmas brunch. We made our way down to one of our favourite beaches, where the skies were cold and dull,…
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