Gatineau Park, Quebec

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Today, I visited Gatineau Park with Tom and his friend Aline.

                                                      Oh well, it was too cold, anyway...

We hiked the O'Brien Trail for a view of Meech Lake and the Carbide Wilson Ruins.

                                                                    Meech Lake

The following pics are of the Carbide Wilson Ruins. As you will see in the pics, we had lots of fun clambering around these ruins. Plenty of photo opportunities!
http://www.ontarioabandonedplaces.com/upload/wiki.asp?entry=9534

                                                                 

                                                    At Meech Lake on the hike back

Then, we hiked Penguin Trail.
http://guidegatineau.ca/blog/495/why-is-there-a-penguin-in-gatineau-park/

                                                     View of Ottawa from the look off

                                             Here we ate our lunch and enjoyed the view.

From Vancouver to Ottawa

Tuesday, October 28, 2014 

At 6am, Jonathan and I drove through downtown Vancouver for our flight to Ottawa. Quiet streets and intersection lights blinking a constant green made for a quick commute to the airport.

These pics are from the Vancouver airport.

Thunderbird and Killer Whale 

Richard Hunt, 1999

Red Cedar Paint  

http://www.yvr.ca/en/about/art-architecture/Supernatural-World.aspx

 Bear and Human Masks 

 Dempsey Bob, 1999

Red Cedar, Horsehair, Paint 

                                                              Hugging The World
                                                              Robert Davidson, 1999
                                                             Red Cedar, Paint, Copper

I am interested in how people interact with art. This sculpture greets you after you clear security. When I approached the sculpture, one man was using the base as a shelf for some of his personal items. The other man was using the sculpture's left foot as a hook for his suit jacket.

At the Ottawa Airport: 

Jonathan in "his" Dutch state of mind

http://www.ottawalife.com/2014/06/tulip-chairs-natures-design-is-comfortable/

                                         

Jonathan and I spent the evening with my cousin Tom.

West Vancouver Seawall

Monday, October 27, 2014

Today, we walked with Jonathan's Uncle Pete along the West Vancouver Seawall (ocean side trail). 

It is walking distance from our campground.

http://vancouver.ca/files/cov/Seawall-Printable-Map3.pdf

                                                    Close-up posted in Flamenco blog

                                                             View of Burrard Inlet

                                          Close-up posted in Queen of the West: Vancouver blog

North Vancouver, B.C.

Saturday October 25, 2014

We walked from the home of Jonathan's Aunt to a nearby mall. Haircuts for Jonathan and me were less than the cost of one haircut at Park Royal Mall.

Sunday October 26, 2014

Clear skies for a hike! We traveled to Lynn Headwaters Regional Park. We hiked the green trail to the Third Debris Chute then returned on the Headwaters Trail to Varley Trail. 

http://vancouversnorthshore.com/what-to-do-outdoors/parks-and-recreation-areas/lynn-headwaters-regional-park/

http://www.metrovancouver.org/about/maps/Maps/LynnHeadmap.pdf

                                                  Reminder of the area's logging history

                                So many varieties of mushrooms on the Headwaters Trail.