I took this on a hike during my first tour of duty at Regent College Vancouver, 1980-81. This is a color picture! In Vancouver from November to April it is almost always raining or overcast, and everything seems and feels grey - just as in this picture. Sometimes it snows at sea level, though it is almost always snowing in the mountains north of the city, say from about 300 feet and up. You can tell that for example from this picture - a rare sunny winter day in Vancouver. But the summer and fall are worth the misery of the long, wet, and drab winter! I miss Vancouver! Oh, that structure in the background? That is a concrete observation tower and gunhouse left over from WW II. There are several along Wreck Beach. They are pretty cool. Oh, and another thing. This beach in the summer is a nudist beach - or it was back then. Didn't see many nudes the day I took this picture!Feel free to explore my set of pictures called "Vancouver Days" here.
Joel
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Lew and I really enjoyed Vancouver when we were there. And Yes, it is a fantastic view from Stanley Park! We were there during the 1996 -1998 summers. Things have changed quite a bit since you were there. One thing is the large influx of immigrants from Hong Kong. They were fleeing before China reacquired the island and Canada was one of the countries who welcomed them. There was only one stipulation to their immigration to Canada and that was that they invest at least $250 thousand in real estate or a business. Consequently there are these huge McMansions scattered around the city that really look odd in with the rest of the neighborhood . But the city is bustling with activity and business. The new immigrants have been credited with bringing this new vitality to the area. Brenda Bowers
You do not see a Vancouver beach in snow very often.
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