Back in the U.S.A. !!! That means I have a cellphone!


Seattle bound in just a day or two, outside of Olympic National Park in Port Angeles, WA at a Jack in the Box for dinner after getting off the ferry from Victoria :-)

Pictures!

Rain Forest at Pacific Rim National Park Reserve


Victoria HDR


Hard to top those past 2... but here are the rest :-p Here is my campsite at Green Point


Some moss in the rain forest...


Ahh, rain forest in CANADA???


There is a big tree I was promising you


Elevated trail


Love the rocky outcrops and islands


Crazy FRENCH PEOPLE!!! I didn't go to the right because I thought I might get the PLAGUE


Trail down to the beach...


Looking up at it


One view of the big building...


A "figurehead"


The Empress


Its top lights change colors a bunch


Perspective


More Perspective


Late night fountains and Victoria


Victoria at Night


Have to get my license so I can fly a float plane


Cool Parking lot


Totem Pole!

I like it. Once the sun came out, I feel like i'm the northeast coast, except not as busy, mountains, and just plain cooler. I took a nap during the rain early yesterday and enjoyed playing around on the beach and walking around Tofino last night around late sunset. Just FYI, Tofino is like Marijuana city. I saw probably 10 people in dreads in the hour I was there, and this morning at 1030am while packing up the campsite, could smell a little wafting through the air. British Columbia, aka joint country :-p

Random note:
Tim Hortons -> Everywhere (almost as bad as Starbucks and McDonalds)

Here are some of my pics from the beach as I enjoyed it yesterday

Pacific Rim National Park Reserve


Jump for Joy


Go Crazy!


"ahhh!!!!"


What the hell is that?


Ahhhh... Pacific Rim National Park Reserve for the next few pics...










I got a Karma Special for Dinner, Yum!

HDRs are kinda like cheating... cause they look SOO cool, but I hope you enjoy!

Pyramid Mountain (Jasper) with a cloud blocking the peak


The wonderful town of Kamloops (meaning the meeting of waters, a native word, I learned that on CBC radio)


Just to the west of Kamloops


Along Highway 99


Turn around from past pic... along highway 99


Horseshoe Bay Park, West Vancouver


Horseshoe Bay Park's little island


Horseshoe Bay Park


Looking back towards the mainland from the island


The belly of Lion's Gate bridge


The lion himself


HDR Handstand at Green Point in Pacific Rim National Park


Green Point


Green Point (a little lighter) Photomatrix lets you play with settings, so I tried two different ways.


Green Point (a little darker)


Wow, i see GREEN at green point!


Tofino, Vancouver Island, B.C. Need to get my SES rating (Single Engine Sea)


Tofino, Vancouver Island, B.C.


Tofino, Vancouver Island, B.C. Absolutely LOVE the blue in this

In case you haven't checked it out lately, or didn't know about it... There is a map of the Handstands I have done.

Click on the map here to check them out!

Maybe tonight? I'll do some HDRs, I have the pics now, just need to merge them at somepoint. For now, here are my new pics!

Go support your local Staples store, they have provided me with internet today unknowingly!

Route 99 in British Columbia is truly scenic. Here is a roadside view


When I attempted to locate the ferry docks, I stumbled upon Horseshoe Bay Provincial Park which I loved. Definitely will go back some day.


I love how the hills just come out of the water.


And the island was super cool, of course I went over :-)


Just really loved the landscape. I think I drove by some millionaires houses because they had these outstanding views and were just decadent places.


On my way out to the island...


Just really liked this place. One of my favorite "stumble upons" during the trip.


On the "island"


Handstanded! This is after I got adventurous and went for a dip in the chilly water. It was my "shower", gross, eh?


A random note... has anyone ever told you about Mount Ranier? I crapped my pants when I saw it from highway 99. In the car I actually said "holy shit!" out loud. hehe.
I didn't get a pic, but here is someone elses...


So you've heard of "Lions Gate Films"? Well, here is the bridge! "Lions Gate Bridge"


And the view next to the bridge


Stanley Park, which is where I took the bridge pictures from is LITERALLY crawling with racoons...


More Bridge


and more...


Random Vancouver City


Go Vancouver Team! I think the canucks play next door to this place?


Coming back across Lions Gate at night, trippy effect


Trippier


Vancouver Skyline at 450am from Cypress Park


These were 20 second exposures :-)


Correctly aligned. This is my favorite :-)


A view from my dash of the Ferry Lineup at 530am


A view of the mainland from the ferry


More mainland...


Looking off the back of the ferry...


And the "Sun Deck"


Looking off the deck


off the back


Namaimo on Vancouver Island


So I'm driving, and didn't know there were "big" mountains on the island. I looked up and saw this and about crapped my pants. Those clouds can be tricky!


Roadside park...


Cool trees, will have to get some wide angle shots...


Sweetness..


Pacific Rim National Park and Tofino, here I come, it is 1123am here and I'm off!

I made it, after sleeping in my car on the street, and hearing people talk about girls, and some guy at 4am taking a piss and then driving off... O well, it's done and I am here in dreary vancouver island.

Off to Pacific Rim National Park and Tofino! I have a campsite the next 2 days, woo hoo! One in Pacific Rim, the other near Victoria.

USA bound on Tuesday at 3pm to Port Angeles.

Pictures will come as soon as internet with speed comes.

Cheers!

Loved the park at Horseshoe Bay.

City is HUGE, Chicago like cause it's on the water, but man, it's cool. I said WOW out loud when I saw mount ranier for the first time. Love the mountains, love the shore. Just gotta make it to my 620 am ferry to Vancouver Island.

Cheers!