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Post by FerryDude2012 on Aug 21, 2010 21:56:59 GMT -8
A couple questions for you Ferrydude and one for whoever knows. Did you stay at the Tin Wis in Tofino? If so are the rooms still clean and well looked after? Did you see in the Longhouse/Meeting facility? I had heard they had augmented the Longhouse. I had stayed there once when everywhere else was full and was quite pleased. Maybe someone knows, but I was told that there was going to be pullout and commemoration/memorial built at the location of the Peace Camp, that was the main base for the Clayoquot Sound protests. It was along Highway 4 not far from the Kennedy River Bridge where everyone was arrested. I remember stopping at the camp on the way to Tofino one summer before the mass arrests took place. I haven't heard anything about this and can't see any information online about it. I think the person who told me, perhaps misheard someone expressing a wish. I was at Tin Wis in Feb 2010, and they were in the process of updating their guest rooms and renovating the restaurant. - I will be there again in October, and I'll see what's new. The Tla-o-qui-Aht 1st Nation band office is also on that TinWis property. Regarding the black-hole area where the 1993 protests were, I haven't seen or heard anything about a commemoration. I track the Tofino local news regularly, and I've never heard of this initiative. I dropped by for a short visit at the Tin-Wis a few days ago. There are a few guys that are working on it, but it doesn't seem like there has been any changes to the restaurant so far, since the last time I was there (Summer 2008). As for the guestrooms, I do not know, because I wasn't a guest there on my trip.
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Post by lmtengs on Sept 4, 2010 22:00:09 GMT -8
A two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Pitt River Road and Mary Hill Bypass, taken from the bus on my way back from fetching my camera. I'll elaborate on that last bit tomorrow sometime... Speeding (literally) down highway 4 to Port Alberni at about midnight. Big trees in Cathedral Grove A fallen giant leaves glowing in the summer light The Banfield Lifeboat near Lady Rose Marine Services. 'Banfield' is not a typo. In fact, the typo is 'Bamfield'. The guy that the community was named after used the 'n', not the 'm' in his name. In the early 1900s they (no, I do not know exactly who 'they' is) tried to change the name back to the proper way, but bad habits stick, so to this day the quirk exists. Argyle Street, wider than some of Vancouver's larger streets, is Port Alberni's main street. Does anyone know why it's so wide? Did the city expect metropolitan-scale growth when the road was built? McLean Mill National Historic Site: Notice how the upper section of this lumber-carrier is an old automobile: This poor old Bob is rusting away unnoticed just of the path: the flag lady shows up every day, four times a day to wave to the train on it's way to and from the mill Broken Group scenery: This island was named 'Castle Island' by the crew, for obvious reasons This building in East Bamfield used to be the terminus of the trans-pacific telegraph line The Cape McKay is based out of Bamfield The Coast Guard Boathouse Brady's Beach, a 25 minute walk from Bamfield. One of Earth's prettiest beaches. These racoons got stuck on a rock when the tide rolled in: Raccoons don't usually swim... This little guy wins at long jump! In the end, they all safely got back to dry land The Cape McKay on a duty call: Macro of a flower All of Bamfield's cats live in these little houses. The story told by the locals says that an elderly lady living in the area died, but she had about 15 cats, all still living. So the locals built houses for them all, and them and their descendants live there to this day, fed daily by the locals. I saw some of the locals wandering around, including this one: Bamfield has many quirks and eccentricities, including... Penny Lane: Key West: and not pictured, button alley. Seaplanes leave Bamfield for other ports: Mares Tails running up Alberni Inlet, formed by wind gusts.
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Post by Scott on Sept 4, 2010 22:29:30 GMT -8
Speeding (literally) down highway 4 to Port Alberni at about midnight. Hey... in a couple weeks add 13 k/hr and you'll lose the car for a week! I don't know why, but I know Argyle Street isn't the only wide road there. Some of the residential streets are the same. Maybe something to do with it being a company town and having lots of cheap available land.
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Post by lmtengs on Sept 5, 2010 10:04:33 GMT -8
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Post by lmtengs on Sept 25, 2010 15:14:20 GMT -8
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Post by lmtengs on Sept 25, 2010 15:39:53 GMT -8
Some more photos... the first little bit is from last week, when I went to West Vancouver for an afternoon... Lions Gate Bridge. The blue tint on top is from the bus windshield. Ships anchored in English Bay, as pictured from Ambleside Beach. Chicago Bridge departs Vancouver Harbour He says 'hi' This is the result of me trying my self-invented fog filter for my camera. Basically, you exhale on your lens, take your picture, and it will have the condensation of your breath on it. Make sure to wipe off the condensation when you're done. Unfocus your eyes a bit. See the statue of Liberty? Exactly. The Lion's Gate Bridge with the statue of Liberty holding it up. this photo, taken with a longer exposure of eight seconds, shows the vast light pollution emanating from the Lower Mainland. ============== PART TWO: These photos were all taken while serving lunch to the Homeless in Downtown Eastside with the Lutheran Urban Mission Society (LUMS). I took no photos of the homeless people, to respect their privacy. 260 unfortunates lined up to eat stew here. The little Catholic Church next-door The Esso across the street. Vintage? Uh-huh. The old Sally-Ann building, now some kind of art gallery. The soup kitchen and church.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Sept 25, 2010 17:28:28 GMT -8
He says 'hi' Technically, he's saying "Welcome". ....thanks for the post of pictures. Good on you for taking a shift at the LUMS.
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Post by Northern Exploration on Sept 25, 2010 18:42:13 GMT -8
A piece of trivia for you. Your vintage comment refers both to the gas pump and the Travco Motorhome with its rounded corners. It would be a late 60's or very early 70's model . It is entirely possible that you met my second cousin as I think he is involved with that and one other shelter on the east side. At one point he was running the kitchen.
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Post by lmtengs on Sept 25, 2010 19:15:20 GMT -8
It is entirely possible that you met my second cousin as I think he is involved with that and one other shelter on the east side. At one point he was running the kitchen. See PM regarding this
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Post by Kahloke on Sept 25, 2010 22:22:15 GMT -8
Those are some great photos of your most recent adventures, Luke. I took advantage of the great weather today and drove up to Port Townsend this afternoon; unfortunately, not in time to see Chetzemoka. Anyway, on what may have very well been the last good summer-weather day for this year, I present to you Port Townsend. It's really a neat town with lots of great architecture. Jefferson County Courthouse Great old lighthouse up on the hill - not sure why it's in that location, but it's fun to see it there Port Townsend Post Office neat little Church a church and one of the Victorian homes Port Townsend is known for That great Victorian Northwest Maritime Center at the end of Water Street. This is brand new, and quite a nice facility for Port Townsend Port Townsend City Hall and Jefferson County Museum Downtown Port Townsend - Water Street Old Port Townsend Ferry Dock on Quincy Street On my way home: this is the Hood Canal Bridge. It was surprisingly blustery given the warm, summer-like temperatures this afternoon Taking a picture while driving. Yeah, I know, it isn't advised, but I was quick about it, and no one was right behind me. Big Valley Road just outside Poulsbo
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Post by lmtengs on Sept 26, 2010 8:10:36 GMT -8
On my way home: this is the Hood Canal Bridge. It was surprisingly blustery given the warm, summer-like temperatures this afternoon I love these two pictures, due to how the water is so choppy on the right side (I guess that's the unprotected side?), and how it's windswept calm on the left side. Neato.
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Post by lmtengs on Oct 2, 2010 14:01:11 GMT -8
Here are some photos, in Reverse-chronological order, of my little Queen of Sidney trip today. Just before I got home, I realized the Fire Department was having an open house, so what better to do then to get photos of some trucks! Notice in that last one, that the entire truck is actually lifted about 6 inches off the ground. Looking up at some cottonwoods in Glen Valley Regional Park The trail into where I got some photos of the QoSidney A fuzzy Bear: Some fisheries equipment
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Post by Low Light Mike on Oct 7, 2010 22:01:39 GMT -8
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Post by Mill Bay on Oct 8, 2010 9:24:35 GMT -8
Cool sunset and wave action photos, but you broke the unwritten cardinal law, Flugel: He who takes pictures of seagulls will surely have to forfeit his camera for the offense. ;D
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Post by lmtengs on Oct 8, 2010 17:47:02 GMT -8
Just out of curiosity, what kind(s) of camera(s) does Mr. Mike use, anyway?
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Post by Low Light Mike on Oct 8, 2010 19:08:09 GMT -8
Just out of curiosity, what kind(s) of camera(s) does Mr. Mike use, anyway? My camera is a Canon Powershot SX-10-IS I'm still learning how to use all it's functions, and I've had it for 18 months already.
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Post by Northern Exploration on Oct 9, 2010 11:25:22 GMT -8
Flug I think you should rent Jonathon Livingston Seagull this weekend to keep with your theme. Great pics btw!
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Post by Low Light Mike on Oct 9, 2010 11:53:31 GMT -8
Flug I think you should rent Jonathon Livingston Seagull this weekend to keep with your theme. Great pics btw! ha ha, thanks. the seagull-beach was MacKenzie Beach, in front of the Best Western Tin-Wis motel.
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Post by lmtengs on Oct 9, 2010 12:38:27 GMT -8
Flug I think you should rent Jonathon Livingston Seagull this weekend to keep with your theme. Great pics btw! ha ha, thanks. the seagull-beach was MacKenzie Beach, in front of the Best Western Tin-Wis motel. I stopped at that very beach when I was in the area. I thought that the Tin-Wis was an independent hotel now, though. Didn't they leave the B.W. Chain?
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Post by Low Light Mike on Oct 9, 2010 12:51:14 GMT -8
ha ha, thanks. the seagull-beach was MacKenzie Beach, in front of the Best Western Tin-Wis motel. I stopped at that very beach when I was in the area. I thought that the Tin-Wis was an independent hotel now, though. Didn't they leave the B.W. Chain? Still part of West Bestern. Their lobby was filled with B.W. brochures and guide-books. - one interesting piece of trivia about this motel: it's on reserve-land.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Oct 9, 2010 16:42:12 GMT -8
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Post by lmtengs on Oct 9, 2010 18:54:40 GMT -8
I saw that very ship at the Classic Boat show in Victoria Harbour the day I sailed in on the Pacific Swift. She was open for tours, but as I hadn't had a proper shower in 10 days, I didn't want to make their beautiful old boat smell like sailor's-armpits ;D I got a photo from the outside though. You can see the masts of the Pacific Swift and Pacific Grace in the upper righthand quarter of the picture
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Post by Northern Exploration on Oct 10, 2010 6:10:37 GMT -8
I stopped at that very beach when I was in the area. I thought that the Tin-Wis was an independent hotel now, though. Didn't they leave the B.W. Chain? Still part of West Bestern. Their lobby was filled with B.W. brochures and guide-books. - one interesting piece of trivia about this motel: it's on reserve-land. The one time I stayed there it struck me as very well run. I like that the conference centre also doubles for band meetings and potlatches.
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Post by lmtengs on Oct 10, 2010 21:56:46 GMT -8
I'm churning out some more photos tonight. I found that I had the wrong setting set on the camera, so you'll see that many of the less-lit areas are a bit darker than we'd've liked them to be A heron flies away. A wiener-on-a-stick, AKA Bullrush. I bought this boat at the dock when I got to the lake, so I was excited to try it out. I motored out into the lake, then suddenly this huge duck jumps out of the engine compartment and scares me! I fell out and the boat ran into the dyke... Not one of my brightest moments ;D Really, this boat's been sitting here about five years. A line of buoys, notifying boaters to stay away from the mudflats on left side of the buoys. Would these be tended to by the Coast Guard or by some independent group? A less used dyke. If you ever go to Pitt Meadows, make sure you visit the dykes. There's a huge labyrinth of them, you could get easily get lost if you didn't have a map! This seaplane took off 8 times while I was at the park. notice the seaplane looping around to land and take off again. There are four bird-watching towers scattered around the park. Looking towards the park entrance. Looking towards the far end. Pitt Polder. Before the dykes were built, the entirety of Pitt Meadows looked like this. Most of Pitt Meadows is about 3 feet below the river level. The many dutch families who moved to this area built over 60 kilometers of dykes in the Pitt Meadows area between the 1890s and the 1940s. The last dyke was completed by the city in the late 1960s, to my knowledge. That line of cottonwoods in the background of the photo is on top of another dyke.
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Post by lmtengs on Oct 22, 2010 21:32:50 GMT -8
A cloudy Vancouver, as pictured from the bridge-wing of the Burrard Otter. One of Flugel's more preferred instruments at Shipbuilders Square in North Vancouver. Press that button down on the side, and it plays some pretty music. I wonder if any of these guys are still around to see their photo up there. That would be kinda neat. Waterfront Station Our WTC Here's for Scott: It's inside the Vancouver Convention Center. It was really busy, since the Infectious Disease Society of the Americas was holding their annual convention there. There must've been 600 brainy scientists there, at least, all talking about AIDS, HIV, and cures for them. A seaplane landing: A Consulate plate: Sexist! This is on the south side of False Creek, just West of the Olympic Village: And it's already started biodegrading. Look at the piece laying on the ground. The Salt Building. This is the first time I've seen one of these. It's in the Olympic Village. BC Place: I SWEAR it wasn't my fault Science World, built for EXPO86, is being expanded and reno'd. Holt Renfrew's escalator patterns Georgia Street Alberta in BC: This guy's lonely.
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