I always fancied about lights and shadows. The compassion first took on me on the late, dark, wet winter evening when I had to walk to the bus station after writing a LPI test. The whole UBC campus was in a ghost state. But when I walking by the new chemistry building, the rectangular lights came from a row of window above me remind me I am still on earth and living.
The chemistry building is a big lantern. A lantern, afterall, uses to illumine the path in dark. https://beacons.ai/annreflection
The Rolley Lake was found gated. However, another couple and I walked past the gate to the lake and the Stave fall lookout. The BC hydro recreation area are beautiful. Here are some entry in the photo album
Rainy afternoon on Reservoir Trail, Mission It was way too wet than I expected. I was deceived by the brief sunshine at Abbotsford and get out afterwork. There were over 50 people fishing here. And 5 batches of walkers I met. Quite a nice walk in rainy day actually. I waste a lot of picture taking self picture at the floating bridge at 8 km of the reservoir trail. Photo Album Reservoir Trail
My friend Sylvia finally came for her once-a-lifetime visiting us the old schoolmate in Vancouver,BC. After a 3-year ICQ ing about the proposal and a 3-month active discussion and studying, Sylvia pinpointed the destinations are Canadian Rockies, Vancouver Island and the Vancouver city. Both Sylvia and I were photo junkies. So there will only be 0.01% of all photos
Planning for my first Trans-Canada rail trip Over the last week, I was planning my trans-canada continantal rail journey for my coming vacation. My plan was purchasing a canrail ($465) pass to go from Vancouver, en-route to winnepeg and churchill, then continue on the "Canadian", transfer to the "Ocean" to get to Hanifax, side-track to Gaspe, then to Quebec city, Montreal, Ottawa, and finally Toronto and Niagara Fall via the "Corridor". However, I cannot put that into 12 to 15 (with 3-day extension) calender days. And either upgrading the pass to North American pass ($699) or purchasing extra Corridor pass ($250)is out of my budget. I am going to broke.!
It would be really nice to be at Niagara Fall on Nov 23, 2003 because the DisneyLand team will perform over the lighthen Niagara Fall!! There will be firework too (organised by Niagara-on-the-lake). I want to see the Christmas lightings of the East Canada cities as well.
Nevertheless, my rail plan won't fit in as I start my holiday on Nov 22. So I search for a flying option. Again it will cost $384 if I fly in and out from Toronto (jet2go), and cost $450 if I fly in Toronto and out Montreal.
I am still deciding... I might opt for my very original plan, touring around the sunshine coast and Vancouver Island during my first two weeks of vacation, and learn skiiing in my third week. Let's see.
These 50 photos are selected from the total of 1158 photos taken from my recent hop-in hop-off hosteling trip to Canadian Rockies (October 6th to 19th, 2003). Sorry that this album included only those from Calgary. Banff, Lake Louise, Natural Bridge and Kicking Horse River, Emerald Lake, Kelowna and Southhill Pyramid Winery, due to the space limit.
Date:21 Oct 2003 To: Bro Subject: Re: we are at Bannf again
Hi Dad and Bro,
We are at Reverstroke with the Moose group now. I am not sick. mythoat just a little itcy. our roommates at Banff are bad. they are coughing horribly. i think once every ten people at calgary and banff coughing. our roommates at banff are mad too. they want a lot of sleep andcannot tolerate any noise and you know mom always pack and repack. we areleaving early every morning too @ 8am but they dont want light on...
today we enjoy our trip and Johnston canyon, natual bridge andemerbald lake. we can actually feel the fall flashing on us. and we prefer muchemerald lake than lake lousie. it is the real jewel of rocky mtns.
we wonder if you went to whister. and how is your trip? it wasraining then.
Ann. Quoting Alan
> Hi Sis, > Dad is wondering have you rejoined the Moose Travel tour group yet? > and also if your throat still sick? > > Alan > > ann wrote: > > > Hi Dear Dad and Bro, > > We are at HI Banff again. yesterday we took the local busto HI banff. > Because the bus run until 12:00, and we arrived at Banff at 10:00, we toured thetown a > > little bit towing our luggage in the morning. Today wetoured the other > side of the town. unfortunately for us that it had been raining for two days. Hopefully it will be better for us when we took the greyhound bus to lakelouise. > > > > Ann >
Mon, 13 Oct 2003 21:43:48 -0700 Topic: Moose West Pass- Oct 2003 Dad & Bro,
We arrived at Banff at 7:30 pm after touring the Atha. Fall, columbia icefield, pyto lake, as well as lake lousie
there is snow in lake lousie and other lake, amazing. the Bannff hostel is a very nice one. the lough room is very comfortable. again this night we share the room with 6 other girls. the rate of internat is the same, but the keyboard is very small and unfamiliar (this explain the typo). we have asked the driver to drive us to the greyhound station on wednesday, so we can save the bus fare. but that mean we would leave early in am at banff. Jasper is very hot during the day, but cold at night. Mom kept searching and repacking the whole night.
At Jasper, we did tour around the town together with two other ppl. we together tour the lake magnlie and lake pyramind too.
ann
Quoting Alan
> Dad is asking how is the temperature and weather of the Jasper now? Dad is also interested to know whether you and mom live together with the two other ppl from the tour group during stays in Jasper, and do you go around Jasper with them too? > > Alan > > > Quoting Alan > > > > > Dad say that you can use pay phone to make the call (if necessary), and also reminds that when you arrive at calgary you don't have to use area code to make the call to uncle paul or auntie jeanne. > > > > > > Alan > > >
Here is our itinerary that I have told Auntie J on the phone. I think we can cut short our time at Jasper (marked with *). Then we are at Banff on Thanksgiving Sunday and Monday.
Oct 6 Day 1 on tour: Vancouver - Whistler Cypress Bowl Lookout Shannon Falls Stawamus Chief Squamish Garibaldi Park Overnighting in Whistler's Shoestring Lodge($20).
Oct 7 Day 2 on tour: Whistler - Free day to explore
Oct 8 Day 3 on tour: Whistler - Kamloops Pemberton Joffre Lakes Seton Lake Kamloops Lake Overnighting in Kamloops Court House Hostel ($16)
Oct 9 Day 4 on tour: Kamloops - Valemount Clearwater Wells Gray Park Spahats Falls Blue River Valemount Overnighting at the Valemount Hostel ($20)
Oct 10 Day 5 on tour: Valemount - Jasper Morning free to explore Mt Robson Jasper Overnighting at Jasper hostel(s) ($15)
* Oct 11-12 we hop off the Moose bus (We can choose not to hop off)
Oct 13 we hop back in the Moose bus (If we don't hop off on Oct11, we will be at Banff on Oct 11th evening) Day 6: Jasper - Banff Athabasca Falls Columbia Icefields Peyto Lake Lake Louise Moraine Lake Overnighting at Banff HI($20)
Oct 14 (This will be Oct 12th if we don't hop off at Jasper) Day 7: Banff - Free day to explore
Oct 15-21 We hop off the Moose bus, when we take the Greyhound bus to Calgary. We plan to be back at Banff on Oct 20th. or 21th.
Oct 22 We hop back in the Moose bus Day 8: Banff - Revelstoke Banff National Park Takkakaw Falls Yoho National Park Emerald Lake Glacier National Park Rogers Pass Revelstoke
Oct 23 Day 9: Revelstoke - Kelowna Sicamous Kalmalca Lake Kelowna Houseboating on Lake Okanagan Mountain biking on the abandoned Kettle Valley Railway bed Relaxing on the beach Enjoy Kelowna's Keg Party and great nightlife!
Oct 24 Day 10: Kelowna - Vancouver Penticton's Skaha Beach for relaxing or beach volleyball Keremeos fruit orchards - check out the fruit stands for fresh peaches, cherries, apricots and more! Manning Park - look out for bears! Hope Slide - a massive rock slide Hope - see the home of John Rambo in First Blood! Sky Diving in Abbotsford! Dropping off at hostels in Vancouver
Ann P.S. Here is the information of the tour company Moose Network http://www.moosenetwork.com
Phone: (604) 777-9905 Fax: (604) 777-9906 Toll-free in North America: 1-888-244-6673
-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Ann&Lisa coming from Banff Date: Fri, 03 Oct 2003 13:00:56 -0700 From: Ann Chou To: Uncle P
Dear Uncle P,
Thank you ahead offering us to stay at your home for our time in Calgary. We are really glad to have this "second" chance as we stayed too short in Calgary last time. Following up our conservation this morning, our primitive plan is leaving Banff to Calgary by Greyhound in the afternoon of Oct 15. We also would like to know your plan: if you are going to take us to Lake Louise for a day then bring us back to Banff. Then we can hop back to our tour (Moose West Pass) on Wednesday Oct 22nd.
I always fancied about lights and shadows. The compassion first took on me on the late, dark, wet winter evening when I had to walk to the bus station after writing a LPI test. The whole UBC campus was in a ghost state. But when I walking by the new chemistry building, the rectangulr lights came from a row of window above me remind me I am still on earth and living.
The chemistry building is a big lantern. A lantern, afterall, uses to illumine the path in dark.
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