Bridge

A few days ago I was lucky enough to be invited to join a friend on a Harbour Air flight to one of the Gulf Islands for a weekend away. On our way out of the city I took a few shots with my iPhone, including this one as we approached the Lions Gate Bridge. Behind the bridge is Prospect Point, and below it the seawall. Bottom right corner of the photo is the Beaver aircraft's port side pontoon (the floats the sea plane lands on, on the water's surface) and bottom left corner of the photos is one of the struts from the centre of the wing to the body of the plane. It was a gorgeous day, and a relaxing weekend away, but it's good to be back!

Post title from this song by Amon Tobin.

Under the Bridge (Sous le pont)

Recently I was invited to join a short cruise aboard the Lazee Gal, an early 50's wooden yacht built by Thorton Grenfell (a locally renowned mid-century naval architect) and owned by a succession of prominent Vancouver families. It was a lovely evening, and while aboard I took the opportunity to get some photos from angles I wouldn't normally be able to see - like this one of the underside of the Lions Gate Bridge, mid-span.

Post title from this song by Benoit Charest from the Triplets of Belleville.

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Quick post today - more Lion's Gate Bridge, on the southbound bike path mid-span. It's a pretty vertiginous ride, so instead of looking down, I looked waayyy up! Taken with my iPhone using the Hipstamatic app.

Post title, of course, from this Simon & Garfunkel song.

Hockey Sweater

It took six games in a best-of-seven series, but the Vancouver Canucks managed to defeat the LA Kings in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. I had originally planned to post a statue of Lord Stanley (after whom both the Cup and the Park are named) himself here today, but today is the first game of the Canucks' matchup in the second round - they'll be playing the Chicago Blackhawks this afternoon at 5pm Pacific Time, in Chicago. I told you Vancouver was a hockey-mad city, right? Someone (probably a municipal authority, but I prefer to imagine it's some eccentric millionaire) has bedecked one of the giant lions that guard either side of the entrance to the Lions Gate Bridge in a Canucks hockey jersey of his very own. The lion on the other side of the bridge entrance has a mockup of the Stanley Cup placed in front of him. Go Canucks Go!


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Post title from this song by Dala.

The Mountains Win Again

Took this photo a few days ago, on a calm, bright morning that followed a couple of really stormy days. There is actually more snow on the North Shore mountains in this picture taken on the 9th of April than there was during the Olympics in February. In the last four days it's all melted again, but a clear winter day in Vancouver is a thing of beauty. This picture was taken from my balcony, looking north. In the foreground are the trees of Stanley Park. Peeking out above the trees on the left are the arches of the Lions Gate Bridge, and of course the mountains in the background. The peak on the far right is Grouse Mountain, worth the gondola ride up the mountain to visit if you're in Vancouver on a clear day, or for the hale and hearty, there is a hike from the parking lot to the top called the Grouse Grind. The view from the top is worth the climb! You can't see it well in this photo, but at the top of Grouse is a wind turbine that started operating recently which includes an elevator and viewing area at the top. I think I'll have to do the Grind again this summer and take some photos to share with you all!

Post title from this Blues Travelers song.