Our main reason for coming to Canada was to spend time with my brother and his wife in Whistler. After a few days in North Vancouver we were ready to head farther north. Sadly Tuesday dawned cold and dreary again. While it didn’t rain much, the clouds hung low in the sky. The first part of the drive to Whistler is along Howe Sound which later changes to Squamish Harbor. I had hoped to take some photos along the way,…
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North Vancouver is an interesting city becasue of its diversity of activities. It has an an interesting waterfront area which we had explored in the morning of our visit. There is also a busy street of restaurant and shops we experienced the night before. But travel just a little farther north, and visitors will find themselves in the forest. In fact one of the most popular destinations is here among the trees, Capilano Suspension Bridge. After taking an afternoon nap…
After spending time on Sunday in the beach town of White Rock, Monday was our day to explore North Vancouver. North Vancouver is a separate city from Vancouver. People often refer to it as the North Shore since it is on the north side of Vancouver Harbor. It is also right next to the mountains so there are a number of activities related to the outdoors here as well. We split our day into two parts. For the first part…
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Although we don’t live that far from the Canadian border, it had been a while since we traveled north. COVID stopped all traffic for a while. However, the border has been open for some time, and we had talked about going up to visit. Then my brother and his wife invited us to spend a few days in Whistler with them at their time share so it seemed a perfect opportunity to cross the border and visit up north. After…
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Last week I described the first half of our walk around Lake Union known as the Cheshiahud Loop. We started at the north end of the lake at Gasworks Park. From the park we traveled east and walked along the east side of the lake. This week I will share about the rest of our walk as we continued back to Gasworks Park. As we got closer to the south end of Lake Union, we came across a more industrial…
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Travel articles often suggest that one needs to look at their own region through the eyes of a tourist. Since I am not always traveling to distant places to write about, I often look around the Seattle community to find experiences and places to share. That recently led me to discover Cheshiahud Loop, a route that goes all the way around Lake Union. The online information stated it was a six and a half mile walk. We figured that would…
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Seattle is a city practically surrounded by water. To the west is Puget Sound while to the east is Lake Washington. Water activities are an important part of life here. Historically the early pioneers used the waterways for transportation. As a result one of the early decisions was to connect Lake Washington to Puget Sound by digging a canal. When they realized that Lake Washington was higher in elevation than Puget Sound, they knew they needed to built locks for…
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One thing that many people outside of the Seattle area may not know is that the Puget Sound region has a strong emphasis upon art through glass. Dale Chihuly was born in Tacoma, Washington. He became a forward thinking glass artist whose works can be found all over the world. They include huge chandeliers of glass that stretch five or six feet downwards as well as glass pieces in outdoor gardens. His contribution to glass making has had a big…
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Most of the time when I write a blog post, I write about myself and my experiences encountering other locations and cultures. In this post I want to reverse that. I thought I would share my experience as a sort of personal tour guide for someone from the African country of Malawi. In January of 2020 I went to Malawi for two weeks to teach pastors at a Bible school. That came about after meeting Bern the director of the…
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In June my brother contacted me and asked me if I wanted to go on a nine mile hike with him to Lake Ingalls. That seemed a very long hike for me, but I know I can easily walk five miles on the trails around here so I thought I would probably be able to manage a nine mile hike although I knew it would be a challenge. My brother David is almost exactly a year older than I am.…
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