Monday, April 3, 2017

'Spring' in Calgary....and Vancouver

Hockey and sledding below the Banff Springs Hotel.

Hangin' out at the Flying Squirrel

Out door hot tub at the Douglas Fir Resort in Banff

Water sliding in Banff.

Watching Colombia beat Canada in baseball...at Bruno's Pub....drinking strong Banff water...

Rundle Raven



yippee!

go Goose!

Help me papa....

Warming up with hot choc in the pub after....


Jump Start

Elevation place in Canmore





Elevation place Canmore.....superb facility!

Ice from a puddle

Ramon's new kite....courtesy of Studley

You get a work out trying to fly this thing!

Nakiska back country

Learning to handle some pow as they call it these days.....

Riding into the Chinook

Ramon's photo of the Port Mann Bridge heading into Vancouver for a spring break adventure.

The Goose loves me this much :)

Great hikes on the north shore

Point Atkinson

Pig nose turtle.....Vancouver Aquarium was expensive but well worth the price of admission.




Yup....that was me as a kid.

Love the all the defferent types of  jellies

Carla 'petting' sting rays (barbs removed :)

cleveland dam on the Capilino river...with green water says Carla

Tic tac toe in the van in the pouring rain

Capilino fish hatchery....baby coho salmon

Capilino spillway

Green Goose

Carla's round rock

Great looking totem's

Who needs the beach?

Ambleside park, West Vancouver....Stanley Park in the background

Lion's gate bridge....ran from North Van to Stanley park and back a few times and Maria most days.


Going barefoot in the spring


Crabbing.....this one was a wee bit too small .....had to throw it back



Spot the Sea Lion who's hanging out for the crab trap bait.  They use duck and turkey necks.  If they use chicken necks...then the sea lion gets a free meal.  Funny that.  Wonder if he'd prefer a veggie dog?


Great Air B and B in North Van....Thanks Hamed and Claire :)   Crokinole!  haven't played since I was a kid.

Ferry in from Nanaimo

Langdale ferry heading out....we are heading out on the Bowen Island ferry to Snug Cove

Hiking on Bowen Island

Great idea on Bowen Island

I did NOT add the bit in black marker.



Goose gets her Starfish

$500 for this great painting

The view of Vancouver from 1/2 up the Cypress mtn road

Tons of snow on Cypress.....most in 30 years.

Carla edges out Harry Jerome at the finish

English Bay

Wow....that is a lot of deaths in Lynn Canyon

Lynn Canyon suspension bridge

Banana slug

 Brought mom back some ??? blooming in Vancouver....


Revelstoke aquatic centre....free admission given by most hotels in town.....great idea!


Mom and grandma.....what a great photo.

Maria givin' it her all to beat the guys and break her own 3,000m indoor track Canadian masters record in Toronto.

Winning a 1/2 marathon in Calgary