July 1st. Also known as Canada Day.
With passport in hand, I headed to Vancouver, B.C., which is about a four hour drive North of Tacoma.
Here's what Seattle looks like at 6 am during the month of July:
A rest stop along I-5 had a couple of phone booths:
...and large trees (more greenery!)
Finally, the Canadian border!!
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| They sure are proud! |
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| Canadian flag. |
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| First intersection once in Canada. |
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| Hello Canada! |
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| Smart transportation methods. |
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| Glimpse of city buildings ahead. |
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| The bridge to Vancouver! |
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| Wow, just wow. |
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| And now I'm in the city! |
Now sit back, relax, and enjoy views of the city (and any appropriate and applicable captions):
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| He is from Canada. I guess this is his day job? Or old job? |
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| Smile Diner, home to pancakes, maple syrup and Canadian Bacon. |
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| Perfection. |
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| World of Science. |
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| Police vehicle by the Canadian police station. |
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| Not only was it Canada Day, but also Cannabis Day. Above, people were setting up for a festival in Downtown Vancouver. |
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| The Vancouver Lookout: Canada's version of the Seattle Space Needle. |
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| Except their needle rests on the top of a building. |
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| More views of Vancouver. |
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| The Cannabis Festival. |
After driving around Vancouver, I discovered Stanley Park, a large beautiful park surrounded by water filled with large trees and tons of greenery. People were running, playing cricket, enjoying their wonderful day off at the beach. It's a 400-hectare park!
For more info on Stanley Park, click here.
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| View of Vancouver from Stanley Park. |
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| Absolutely gorgeous! |
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| The bridge seen in the above photos. |
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| Brave biking body. |
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| Midway through the bridge. |
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| Vancouver behind me. |
Crossing the bridge took me from Vancouver to North Vancouver. I was on my way to Mt. Seymour, the closest mountain my GPS decided to lead me to.
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| The road to Mt. Seymour |
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| A small stream, with a waterfall and dam straight ahead. You'll see a picture of the waterfall close up, as you continue to scroll down this entry. |
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| Yes, that is snow, in July, on a 80+ degree day! |
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| Time to pose! |
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| Ah, the waterfall! |
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| Water heading downstream. |
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| Snowball fight time! Right by that very waterfall. |
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| Snow! |
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| Top o' the waterfall/dam. |
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| Water that supplies the waterfall. |
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| View from the top of the waterfall. |
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| Huge block of snow where a guy was snow-shoeing!! |
Vancouver was a very pleasant place! City, mountains, beaches, lakes, forests, parks...they've got it all, including my heart!
Very spectacular!
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