Vancouver BC - August, 2006

Below are pictures from the August 2006 trip to Vancouver.

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8/4/06: The adventure begins. Loading the plane in San Jose.

8/4/06: Paul & Jim

8/4/06: Dan & Jim

8/4/06: Climbing out of San Jose

8/4/06: Mount Shasta

8/4/06: Mount Shasta

8/4/06: Mount Shasta

8/4/06: Jim & Paul walking to the plane at Eugene.

8/4/06: Seattle area

8/4/06: San Juan de Fuca islands

8/4/06: Approach into Vancouver International

8/4/06: Just before landing at Vancouver International

8/5/06: A nice view of the Sheraton Wall Centre from our hotel room.

8/5/06: Paul & Dan

8/5/06: Paul & Jim

8/5/06: The Strait of Georgia

8/5/06: Ferry wake

8/5/06: Paul & Jim on the ferry to Victoria

8/5/06: Paul & Dan

8/5/06: Mayne Island

8/5/06: Mayne Island

8/5/06: Active Pass

8/5/06: Trincomali Channel

8/5/06: Saltspring Island

8/5/06: Taking pictures at Butchart Gardens.

8/5/06: The Butchart Gardens: Sunken Garden

8/5/06: Sunken Garden

8/5/06: Sunken Garden

8/5/06: Sunken Garden

8/5/06: Sunken Garden

8/5/06: Sunken Garden

8/5/06: Butchart Gardens

8/5/06: A dragonfly

8/5/06: The Rose Garden

8/5/06: Butchart Cove. You can also take a seaplane from Vancouver directly to the Butchart Gardens.

8/5/06: Butchart Gardens

8/5/06: Butchart Gardens.

8/5/06: Sunken Garden

8/5/06: Sunken Garden

8/5/06: Sunken Garden

8/5/06: Sunken Garden

8/5/06: Sunken Garden

8/5/06: Sunken Garden

8/5/06: Sunken Garden

8/5/06: Sunken Garden

8/5/06: Sunken Garden

8/6/06: Taking the gondola up to Grouse Mountain, which overlooks Vancouver.

8/6/06: View of Vancouver from Grouse Mountain.

8/6/06: Vancouver

8/6/06: Mount Baker visible in the distance.

8/6/06: A helicopter taking off from Grouse Mountain.

8/6/06: Twin peaks called The Lions in the distance.

8/7/06: Waiting our turn for Runway 26R.

8/7/06: Taking off from Vancouver International.

8/7/06: Departing Vancouver International towards Washington.

8/7/06: A view of the ferry dock and coal pier from the air.

8/7/06: Boundary Bay airport and Vancouver.

8/7/06: San Juan islands.

8/7/06: Mount Baker in Washington State.

8/7/06: Passing the Boeing factory in Everett WA.

8/7/06: Seattle.

8/7/06: Mount Rainier

8/7/06: Mount Rainier

8/7/06: Mount Rainier

8/7/06: Mount Rainier

8/7/06: Mount St. Helens. You can see all the trees knocked down from the big eruption.

8/7/06: Mount St. Helens

8/7/06: Mount St. Helens

8/7/06: Mount St. Helens

8/7/06: Mount St. Helens

8/7/06: Mount St. Helens

8/7/06: Bonneville Dam

8/7/06: Mount Hood

8/7/06: Mount Hood

8/7/06: Mount Jefferson

8/7/06: Mount Washington

8/7/06: The Three Sisters

8/7/06: We had to dodge thunderstorms on the way back. Here's a rain shower.

8/7/06: Weather ahead.

8/7/06: Thunderstorms on each side of us approaching Mount Shasta.

8/7/06: We can see clear skies through the clouds and past Mount Shasta.

8/7/06: Mount Shasta

8/7/06: Mount Shasta

8/7/06: Clouds

8/7/06: The last of the thunderstorms.

8/7/06: Sunset over the Bay Area.

8/7/06: As the sun sets, the moon rises.

8/7/06: Sunset.

 

Last modified: 08/14/2006