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It was a beautiful night last night, so I took few shots of the surrounding metropolitan area. Downtown Vancouver is always looking beautiful at sunset.
http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...panoraama1.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...cen_torni1.jpg Lougheed tower cluster in the background as seen from Metrotown. http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...20/sussex2.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...reignista3.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...d_skyline5.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...d_skyline4.jpg Brentwood's ever-expanding skyline during blue hour. http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...ton_house1.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...nkeskusta5.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...nkeskusta4.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...nkeskusta6.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...panoraama4.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...panoraama3.jpg Both Brentwood and Downtown Vancouver can be fit in one wide shot. All three local ski resorts are also visible here. http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...ekemaisema.jpg |
While Canada is heading for lockdown like rest of the world, it has been difficult to stay indoors with the magnificent weather outside.
Great weather started more than a week ago and last Saturday was very windy making Crescent Beach in White Rock was almost empty. http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...ent_beach1.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...ent_beach2.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...chmondissa.jpg Also Pitt Lake in Pitt Meadows has seen loads of people suffering from cabin fever and looking to get out. http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...t_lakella4.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...t_lakella3.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...t_lakella6.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...t_lakella1.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...t_lakella5.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...t_lakella2.jpg Also this year's ski season ended abruptly due to the situation. Our last evening in the slopes was few weeks ago at Cypress Mountain. http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c..._panoraama.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...pressilla3.jpg Sunsets on top of Mount Stratchan can be something else. http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...pressilla1.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...pressilla2.jpg Fortunately weather is now turning to more rain which should help people to keep their social distance and stay isolated at their homes. |
Brentwood project update has Amazing Brentwood development looking tall. I can't wait for the full cluster of 10 towers to be completed in the next ten years. :)
http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...rentwood35.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...rentwood34.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...rentwood37.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...rentwood36.jpg Concord Brentwood project will add 4 tall towers to the eastern skyline. :yes: http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...brentwood2.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...brentwood1.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...panoraama3.jpg What a difference 7 years of construction boom can make! http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c..._2013_2020.jpg |
Project update around Metrotown area in Burnaby.
http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...n_skyline9.jpg First up, the Station Square cluster is transforming the entire neighborhood and has its last two tall towers going up right now. http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...n_square23.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...n_square26.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...n_square27.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...n_square29.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...n_square28.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...n_square24.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...n_square25.jpg Gold House is turning out nice and will have a huge screen. What it will play, remains to be seen. http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...ld_house20.jpg Sun Tower is a two-tower development next door. http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...un_towers3.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...un_towers2.jpg The entire Beresford Street stretch has seen a lot of development in last 6 years. http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...2020/moda9.jpg Also the nearby Nelson Street cluster keeps rising. Two latest towers are called Polaris and Vittorio. http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...0/polaris3.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...0/polaris1.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...0/polaris2.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...0/polaris4.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c..._klusteri1.jpg Finally, Sussex is another two-tower development on a very small lot. http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...20/sussex3.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...20/sussex4.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...20/sussex6.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...20/sussex5.jpg |
it has been a while since updating this thread, but here we go again. With COVID-19 having closed all the borders this summer, we chose to head up north on our summer vacation.
Weather wasn't the greatest on the first morning as we drove through Pemberton. http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...lake_road2.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...lake_road4.jpg Highway 99 between Pemberton and Lillooet has some nice remote stretches with curvy roads. http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...lake_road1.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...ffey_lake1.jpg One cannot see it here, but our car was full of camping gear and stuff preparing us for the trip to come. :yes: http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...ohjoiseen4.jpg The closer one gets to Lillooet, the drier the landscape and weather always get. http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...lake_road5.jpg Fraser Canyon next to Lillooet is a sight to behold. http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c..._panoraama.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...n_lahella3.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...n_lahella1.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...n_lahella2.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...n_lahella4.jpg Our lunch spot was in 100 Mile House exactly... 100 miles from Lillooet. :rolleyes: http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...mile_house.jpg These must be undoubtedly the world's largest cross-country skis! http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...mat_sukset.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...ohjoiseen9.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...t_tyossaan.jpg Passing through Williams Lake there are several log home factories along the highway which many are featured on HGTV's Timber Kings, a reality television show filmed in Williams Lake. http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...gs_tyomaa1.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...gs_tyomaa2.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...gs_tyomaa3.jpg Many television series are filmed in BC and Jade Fever on Discovery Channel is another one. It was a bit strange to see a roadside ad around 700 kilometers before the town itself, but hey, better sooner than later, eh? http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...hjoiseen10.jpg Quesnel used to be an important town during the gold boom of the 1800s and there is still some heritage to be seen in the town. Billy Parker Casino & Hotel seen here was our place to stay for the night. http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...ker_hotel2.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...ker_hotel1.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...keskustaa1.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...keskustaa3.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...keskustaa2.jpg This is just a beginning and there are many more photos to come from our trip to the north. :) |
From Quesnel the next stop along our long route Prince George, which is the capital of Northern BC. We have been there before, so we just did few rounds in downtown before pushing onward on our trip.
http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...ohjoiseen1.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c..._georgeen1.jpg Prince George is not the most beautiful or exciting city out there, as there is lots of industry in the area. Here we are crossing mighty Fraser River once again. http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c..._georgeen2.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c..._georgeen3.jpg Heading west the next locale from Prince George is the town of Vanderhoof, which is famous for being the geographical centre of BC. It is here that one realized that even after driving almost 900 kilometres from Vancouver, one ain't further than only halfway up BC.:rolleyes: http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...vanderhoof.jpg Highway 16 is the only road heading west and it has some really long stretches of remote landscapes. Most of it is flat and boring but after driving for several hours, majestic peaks start once again appearing in the horizon. http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...ohjoiseen8.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...ohjoiseen5.jpg Beautiful stop just before Smithers. http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...panoraama1.jpg Smithers is a small town of some 5,300 inhabitants. This old railway town has a nice little town centre which has had some European influence. The majestic peaks behind the town is the 2,589-metres tall Hudson Bay Mountain. http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c.../smithers1.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c.../smithers2.jpg Just outside the town one can find beautiful twin waterfalls rushing down the mountain. http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...win_falls3.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...win_falls2.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...win_falls1.jpg Smithers was our place for the night before continuing our journey in the morning. Not far from Smithers,Witset Canyon is a nice brief stop and a popular fishing spot for the local First Nation. As it was Monday morning, there was nobody fishing. http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...on_rapids1.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...on_rapids3.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...on_rapids2.jpg Further west, one should make the effort check out the small town of Hazelton. The Hagwilget Bridge built in 1931 is a thrilling drive across a deep canyon with Bulkley River flowing some 80 meters below you. http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...et_bridge1.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...et_bridge2.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...et_bridge3.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...et_bridge4.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...et_bridge5.jpg The surrounding landscape is unreal even on a cloudy day. http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c..._panoraama.jpg The town itself is also worth checking out for its First Nations heritage but unfortunately everything was closed due to COVID-19. http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...iaanikyla2.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...iaanikyla1.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...ohjoiseen6.jpg Our ultimate destination of the day and our entire trip was Terrace, which is a small city servicing much of the surrounding area. The city itself has little to offer but there are several interesting places around it. http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...0/terrace1.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...0/terrace2.jpg For the next four nights the nearby provincial campground of Lakelse Lake would be our base with its first class campground amenities. BC being still in the last days of Phase 2 of reopening, the campground was really quiet and there was problem of finding a great spot. http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c..._leirilla1.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c..._leirilla2.jpg New few days would have us explore the nearby towns before the long drive back home at the end of the week. More on that later. |
Great tour. Northern BC is really underrated, but it's just so far away, and sparsely populated that most people don't get to see it.
Did you make it to Stewart, BC/Hyder, AK? Easily, one of the most beautiful places I've ever laid eyes on. |
I've been to Vancouver a few times but I've never been north of there, and well, your thread really makes me want to take a trip up there and explore. Some of the most gorgeous country I've seen in your pics. Thanks for sharing!
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Awful air quality in Vancouver this week due to fires in Oregon. :(
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I haven't been to Terrace in years.. nice to see pics from up north, and of course all your amazing Vancouver pictures. You're truly one of the best photographers on SSP - amazing quality and narratives to boot. I've appreciated your photos for years, so about time I say - Thanks Klazu!
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The highly anticipated Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 has now been out for a month and I have been really enjoying flying above our beautiful city. :yes:
Taking off from YVR is always a treat. http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...imulator12.jpg Heading toward Downtown. http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...simulator1.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...simulator2.jpg Downtown looks always awesome from the air. http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...simulator3.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...simulator4.jpg Beautiful Stanley Park. http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...simulator5.jpg North Shore Mountains looks fantastic and backmountains are exciting to explore. http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...imulator18.jpg I guess the Coal Harbour airport cannot facilitate A320 landing. :shrug: http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...simulator8.jpg Downtown looks great in the game but the map data used is around 5 years old, meaning there are many buildings missing. http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...imulator11.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...imulator20.jpg Unfortunately only the Vancouver proper is modeled using photogrammetry data. Areas more to the east such as Burnaby and Metrotown are created by the AI algorithm which doesn't yield quite as good or correct results. It still looks fine from high above. http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...simulator9.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...imulator10.jpg The game engine doesn't even support DX12 or ray tracing, yet, but dusk and dawn look absolutely amazing. http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...imulator16.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...simulator7.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...simulator6.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...imulator15.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...imulator13.jpg Game's weather engine can generate some really realistic clouds and real-world weather makes flying exciting. http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...imulator14.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...imulator19.jpg Above nighttime Shaughnessy. http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...imulator17.jpg |
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Continuing on our trip up north, Kitimat is a small yet rather famous town some 60 kilometres south of Terrace.
http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...kitimatiin.jpg The Kitimat Valley is an usually flat stretch of land on the Canadian west coast. It's connection with the ocean has made it the perfect location for several billion-dollar construction projects. http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c..._panoraama.jpg The town was founded in 1951 when aluminium giant Alcan made a decision to build a huge smelter in there. The smelter is still operational and provides hundreds of well-paying jobs. http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...inisulatto.jpg Building a smelter in middle of nowhere was one of the biggest construction project of the 50s that required reversing a major river, building massive waterpipes through mountains and transferring electricity through fierce mountains. http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...oimalaitos.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...nsiirrolle.jpg The town itself is small yet very livable as it was designed to be a garden city. It was odd to see brand new hotels in a small remote town. :) http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c..._keskusta1.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c..._keskusta2.jpg The natural deep-sea harbour offers great conditions for ships to dock. http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c..._panoraama.jpg Kitimat is the destination of several oil and natural gas pipeline projects which are worth billions of dollars and hence controversial with everyone wanting a cut. http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...kitimatiin.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...terminaali.jpg The Alcan smelter is nowadays owned by the Australian mining giant Rio Tinto. http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...n_kitimat3.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...n_kitimat2.jpg I have never seen such modular housing villages with few thousand residents! :sly: http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...n_kitimat1.jpg In 2014 they even sailed an old cruise liner all the way from the Baltic Sea to house some of the workers. http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...itimatissa.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...itimatissa.jpg Kitimat is not just industry and nature is actually very close to the town. This small park is just a kilometre from the massive smelter. http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...ruce_park1.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...ruce_park2.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...suurin_puu.jpg We quite enjoyed our warm summer day in Kitimat. It was amazing to see such a remote yet livable town with so much buzz. There is so much mega contruction happening all around you that it is amazing to see. |
After a three-month wait, our brand new 2021 BMW X3M Competion arrived few weeks ago and what a beast of a car it is! :)
http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...nsiajolla2.jpg For exterior color we chose Donnigton Gray which is a classic M color. http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...mpetition4.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...mpetition1.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...mpetition2.jpg I just love the styling of the 21" wheels that come with the Competition package. It's a somewhat harsh ride with these, but what can you expect from a M car? :P http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...petition11.jpg We ordered our car with the top of the line Competition package which produces 510 PS. Sound of the engine and the sports exhaust is just divine and performance is just ridiculous. :slob: http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c..._sisalta10.jpg I am really happy with the beautiful two-tone interior that is both comfortable and looks really sharp! :yes: http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...n_sisalta9.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...n_sisalta4.jpg Naturally, we wanted to have all the latest technology that the iDrive 7 in the model year 2021 provides. http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...n_sisalta7.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...ldo_kotona.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...n_sisalta1.jpg The space-age key is mostly a showpiece but the remote functions are also rather practical. http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...on_avaimet.jpg |
Our next day trip took us to Prince Rupert which is known to be Canada's wettest city.
Fortunately for us, the day was anything but rainy and the morning view over the calm Lakelse Lake was amazing. http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c..._panoraama.jpg We would be driving the remaining 144-kilometre stretch of Highway 16 to Prince Rupert on the coast through some rugged coast mountains. http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c..._16_kartta.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...upertiin12.jpg In late June there was still snow on the mountains which made for some superb scenery all along the route. :yes: http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...rupertiin3.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...rupertiin2.jpg Highway also has busy train tracks running parallel to it which are used by long cargo trains. http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...rupertiin4.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...rupertiin5.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...rupertiin9.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...upertiin15.jpg Skeena River gets wider and wider the closer to the ocean it gets. http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...upertiin11.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...rupertiin7.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...rupertiin8.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...upertiin10.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...rupertiin1.jpg Many crystal-clear rivers feed into Skeena River. http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...upertiin16.jpg Waterfalls are plentiful along Highway 16. http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...vesiputous.jpg Just before Prince Rupert we made a stop in small town of Port Edward. Unfortunately for us, the national historic site of an old cannery was closed due to COVID-19. :( http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...urkittamo1.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...urkittamo2.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...urkittamo3.jpg Finally, after few hours of driving, we reached Prince Rupert on the pacific coast. http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...ce_rupert1.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...e_rupert10.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...ce_rupert2.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...ce_rupert5.jpg Most Alaskan cruises call port in Prince Rupert which brings hundreds of thousands of tourist into town. This year has been really tough for the city's tourist industry after the cruise season was cancelled. :( http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...ce_rupert4.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...ce_rupert3.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...ce_rupert6.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...aisyyksia1.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...ce_rupert7.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...ce_rupert9.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...ce_rupert8.jpg Prince Rupert has several ferry connections in all directions. There is a ferry to the south to Port Hardy (Vancouver Island), west to Haida Gwaii and north to Alaska. The Alaskan border is only 40 kilometres north of the city. http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...rt_satama1.jpg The revival of Port of Prince Rupert has been a lifesaver for the city and it is the 3rd deepest natural harbour in the world. It is also the closest North American port to Asia, which offers a two-day advantage over Port of Vancouver and several days over American ports. For this reason the port's capacity rivals the Port of Vancouver as the only other entry point into Canada and east coast. http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...rt_satama2.jpg It's a long way back to Vancouver from here. Taking the ferry to Port Hardy would save one 1000 kilometres of driving. http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...aisyyksia2.jpg Just outside of the city there is a short hiking trail to Butze Rapids. http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...ids_trail4.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...ids_trail1.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...ids_trail2.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...ids_trail3.jpg The rapids are caused by the strong ocean tides and can grow pretty impressive. http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...ze_rapids1.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...ze_rapids2.jpg With a scenery like this, we didn't mind at all having to traverse the same road back to Terrace. http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...upertiin13.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...upertiin14.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...rupertiin6.jpg And there you have it. Next set of photos will have us make our way back home in Vancouver. |
We haven't been to White Rock since the pier was rebuilt following its destruction in a storm in December 2018, but did make the trip to check it out few weeks ago.
http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...myrskyssa1.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...myrskyssa2.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...myrskyssa3.jpg Vancouver - Seattle railway still runs through White Rock's waterfront with lots of cargo train traffic on the line. http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...kin_ranta2.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...kin_ranta4.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c..._ja_morska.jpg With the pier rebuild also rest of the waterfront has been upgraded. http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...kin_ranta1.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...kin_ranta3.jpg The white rock that gives city its name. http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...inen_kivi1.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...inen_kivi2.jpg White Rock Pier was built in 1914 and is Canada's longest pier with 470 metres in length. http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...n_laituri1.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...n_laituri2.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...n_laituri3.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...n_laituri4.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...n_laituri5.jpg A 30-meter section of the pier had to be rebuilt following the storm. http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...n_laituri6.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...n_laituri7.jpg http://vuosiamaailmalla.fi/blog/wp-c...n_laituri8.jpg |
Super, man you living in Trump Tower? That's not the place that someone could just make a simple decision and then leisurely move in, it requires real fund, not some cash bills in wallet but real fund. I guess, let me guess for 3000 CAD per month at least.
I visited Vancouver in 2017 and stayed at Trump Hotel. you know Vancouver is well-known (infamous) for its over-priced everything. And Trump Tower (hotel, residence) is the typical case among them all. |
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