Squamish, British Columbia (Pt. 2)

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Squamish, British Columbia has to be one of my new favourite town in Western Canada. With the smoke from the wildfires, we were lucky to have experienced Squamish.

Squamish located at the north end of Howe Sound on the Sea to Sky Highway. Also, the Sky Pilot Sea to Sky Gondola (100 metres/328 feet) is a great way to be an adventurer –  with awesome views, accessible trails and year-round, and its suspension bridge.

This town has a long and unique history with the Sasquatch, or otherwise, the legend of the Te Smailetl by the Squamish first nations. According to Squamish Adventure, “The men [are] exceedingly tall, had a strong sense of smell and were great hunters. They dressed in garments made from the untanned skins of the animals they had slain and because of this the Squamish people called them the Te Smailetl, or wild people.”

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Joffre Lakes Provincial Park, British Columbia (Pt. 1)

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Joffre Lakes Provincial Park has some serious hiking trails!

I have been in British Columbia this week and the weather has been very unpredictable. Right now, there are over 600 wildfires and the province has declared an emergency. I was in Kelowna at the beginning of the week, and we had to leave. The smoke covered the sky and filled my lungs. I shot a video of the scene:

So, I was advised to head back to the coast. I spent time in Vancouver, Whistler and these are some photos from my 5 hour hike at Joffre Lakes Provincial Park. I visited all three lakes; the three glacier-fed lakes – Lower, Middle and Upper Joffre Lakes.

I am no expert hiker (I was SO exhausted after these trails). But  am told the hike can take anywhere between 3.5 – 6 hours.

These photos are in no particular order.

Judy and Robbie’s Engagement

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My cousin Judy recently got engaged! I took a few photos of them at the Scarborough Bluffs, since they weren’t going to do engagement photos.

Congratulations to them both. I look forward to celebrating the big day with you!

Forever in our hearts, Sir Elton

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For almost two months, Sir Elton has been very sick. After running numerous tests,  he was finally diagnosed with colon cancer; a cancer that was getting increasingly worse and painful for him.

We had to make the very difficult, heartbreaking decision to say goodbye to our little friend this week.

Sir Elton was a regal, royal, proud cat. He was beautiful, unique and friendly – in his own independent way. He enjoyed watching television, bird watching and sleeping on the plush blanket.

Elton was the gift I never knew I needed until I met him. Apart of me died with him. But I wholeheartedly believe his warmth stays with us, and his spirit lives on.

You will be forever in my heart, Sir Elton. Not a day in my life will go by that I won’t think of you. Thank you for spending this time with us, with me. I love you.

“I stood by your bed last night, I came to have a peep. I could see that you were crying, you found it hard to sleep. I whined to you softly as you brushed away a tear. ‘It’s me, I haven’t left you, I’m well, I’m fine, I’m here.’” (“I Walk with You,” author unknown)


Scarborough Bluffs – A Summer Update

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I hope everyone is having a good summer — as usual, I have been so busy I haven’t had time to share all my summer photos. But these are my most recent, taken at Scarborough Bluffs, only about 30 minutes from downtown Toronto.

The bluffs is a beautiful place to go — as I have stressed in other blog posts —  especially if you get there during morning golden hour — before the buses and loads of people show up!

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