more Admiralty Point Trail pics

The Admiralty Point Trail runs south from its trailhead in Belcarra Park in the village of Belcarra and continues south to Burns Point via Cod Rock and Admiralty Point. This is a selection of photos I took on the Saturday, August 28th hike which took three hours down and back, including to stop for photos! Aside from plenty of conifers of various types and deciduous trees like alder and such, there are lots of ferns to be seen plus a few colourful surprises.
I did take a series of photos of this conifer tree growing on a nurse stump. This is just one of them. Then if you look closely, there are signs of autumn colour in various places.
Some of the tree are tall, very tall. Then a group of kayakers started off from one of the small beaches on the way down to Admiralty Point.
I did manage to get a shot of a spider web caught in the sunlight. This shot is facing into the light! There's another shot of that ship you've seen before in the previous post on the trail.
There's a shot of a small beach and Cod Rock in the photo above and a view west-southwest looking down Burrard Inlet in the image below.
Admiralty Point and the land that includes it and Burns Point actually is Federal Crown land leased to the city of Vancouver. The end of the lease period is coming up soon.
Before continuing to Burns Point I did try to get a good photos of a Douglas' Squirrel. There was another shot taken but is was worse with a good shot of the bark of the tree but a squirrel out of focus! The little critter was busy playing hide and seek!
There are surprises here and there with some bright colour. That's Whiteshell Bank in the image below. Its along the north shore of Burrard Inlet.
Once I got to Burns Point I took a number of photos of the high voltage lines crossing Burrard Inlet, of the inlet itself, of the trig point at Burns Point and so on. There was a chirping-like sound heard from the power lines running overhead perhaps due to the water below? I hope you've enjoyed the photos. Feel free to comment! - V

An autumn walk along False Creek

The weather was better on Sunday than it was Saturday but the cloud did start moving in as a friend and I arrived at Granville Island. We met at Science World at the eastern end of False Creek, not really a creek and more like an inlet into English Bay. There are high-rise condos and Science World at this end plus the nearby Winter Olympic Village currently under construction.

Below are a series of shots of the olympic village under construction. I've been taking photos of this venue about every month or as there is some significant progress in the work. Of course, sunny skies help!

The boat in the photo above looks like a converted fishing trawler, don't you think? Then below, someone is taking some dogs, Afghan Hounds, for a walk as we approach Granville Island. You saw this pic in yesterday's post.

Then there is a series of photos taken on Granville Island. The autumn colour is evident!

So, the day started off well enough with plenty of sunshine but as the cloud rolled in, it got cooler. We stopped at the Granville Market to have a bite to eat. I had wanted a sausage roll but then decided on a salmon roll instead, at $3.75 a roll, washing all that down with a carbonated drink (orange-mango). Then it was back outside to enjoy the view despite the cloud. Hope you've enjoyed these pics! - Volker

Kayaks and other things that float

Last Saturday was a hot, sunny day! Many took advantage of the fine weather after weeks of dull, overcast skies with coolish temperatures. These kayakers were no different. I hope you've got some decent summer weather where you are. Enjoy your summer regardless whatever the weather brings! - Volker

Kayaking on a Saturday

Saturday was such a beautiful day! The weather was perfect with a mostly clear, blue, sunny sky, hot temperatures and plenty of activity in and around Stanley Park. Kayakers were out taking advantage of the fine weather as you can see in the photo above. The photo was taken from the seawall with the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club just east of the park in the background. I completed another walk of the entire seawall from end to end which is probably my sixth time this year. I hope you had a great weekend. I certainly did! More photos coming as soon as they're downsized. - Volker