Many pictures were taken today, so many so that I have decided to split today's post into two parts - one today and one for tomorrow. I am just too beat to process all of the images tonight.
Before I begin I wanted to apologise to the members of the DD+1 group. My pathetic attempts at goading them with a bit of trash talking were done in a spirit of fun and not meant in any way to cast aspersions upon them or their denims. Further, I shall henceforth refrain from escalation of the Battle of the Butts - all the Photoshoppery in the world is not going to win me that one anyway.
Now to business. Today after work, I headed north across the now familiar Lion's Gate Bridge to visit Grouse Mountain - one of our three local ski hills and a popular Vancouver attraction.
The Skyride arrived to whisk me away to the mountain top.
The ride up offers views across the North Shore to Vancouver and beyond. Unfortunately the sun was in a position that made picture taking a challenge. In this picture one can see the Cleveland Dam and Reservoir, a main source of drinking water for the Greater Vancouver Regional District.
Here one can see the downtown core, the harbour, the Lion's Gate Bridge and above it, stretching off to the right, the area that is the home to the University of British Columbia, as well as Wreck Beach, the local nudist beach and home to the annual 5K Buns Run.
Nearing the top, one can see out across the Georgia Straight to Vancouver Island, or Diamondsland, as it has come to be known. It is home to local celebrities Timber and Diamonds.
At the top, one cannot help but be struck by the shear amount of carved statues, standing semi-buried in the snow. They are everywhere. A local aboriginal artist carved them with a chainsaw apparently. While he chose the standard bears, eagles and beavers to carve, he also inexplicably created a tribute to Bryant "Big Country" Reeves, a figure of scorn in Vancouver during his brief career with the equally brief Vancouver Grizzlies NBA franchise.
On second thought, it can't be him, it isn't fat enough.
Slightly more popular is the gentleman who played in goal for Paul Bunyan's hockey team.
After all the frivolity, I needed to take a brief respite in the chalet.
Stayed tuned for Part Deux, in which you will see me abscond a snow vehicle, climb up things, introduce a Canadian delicacy and stand in front and on top of even more things.
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