Friday, January 31, 2014

Eye of the Wind - Grouse Mountain - North Vancouver, BC (Part 4)

From 7/17/2013 to 8/2/2013, I took a road trip from the SF Bay Area to Vancouver, BC, Canada. Half of the trip was spent driving up the west coast. On my trip, I visited many famous places such as Seattle, Butchart Gardens, Mount Rainier, and much more. Obviously I got many coastal shots and many places that isn't as famous. The reason I am posting it now is because the high amount of photos I took equaled a high amount of processing time. I took a bit over 2000 photos on the trip. After stitching the panoramas, compositing the HDRs, and picking out photos from the repeats, I have a bit over 1000 photos to show you guys. The photos will be split into parts. I will link you to the previous and next parts on each post just like I did with my Death Valley National Park photos and my Yellowstone/Grand Teton National Park photos. Hope you enjoy viewing this chain of posts!

Full Resolution Photos and Prints: If you want to see full resolution photos or buy prints of any of the photos you see, they are up on my portfolio for viewing. To view my best Vancouver photos from this trip, use this link. To view all of my day 9 photos, use this link.

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Today I will continue my photos from Grouse Mountain in North Vancouver, BC, Canada. Grouse Mountain is a ski resort in North Vancouver, that is also open as a tourist attraction when there is no snow. When there is now snow, they have several shows, a wildlife conservation habitat, and a wind energy display called "Eye of the Wind" for tourists to observe. Today I have photos of the Eye of the Wind turbine and my ski lift ride up to there.

The ski lift that takes you up to Eye of the Wind. 
Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 49 22 55 N 123 04 49 W 

Now on the ski lift going up the mountain. 
Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 48 22 56 N 123 04 48 W 

I like that guys expression. LOL
Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 49 23 01 N 123 04 44 W 

Going up the mountain. 
Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 49 23 03 N 123 04 43 W 


Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 49 23 05 N 123 04 40 W 

Same location as above.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 49 23 10 N 123 04 36 W 


Photo of the ski lift and Vancouver. this is where parasailing begins. 
Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 49 23 10 N 123 04 35 W 

Another photo from the same location as above. Below is where the main tourist attraction is. 

Here is the Eye of the Wind turbine. I go up to the upper observation deck in the next blog post. 
Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 49 23 15 N 123 04 29 W 

These are all the photos for today. I hope you have enjoyed viewing them. Next time I will post the last of my photos from Grouse Mountain in North Vancouver, BC, Canada. Photos next time are from the top of the wind turbine and then on my ride back down the mountain. Please don't forget to share the blog post with your friends and family members! Also, if you want to get notifications when I post up more photos, "Like" us on Facebook or follow me on Twitter and Google+. These links can also be found on the top of the right sidebar.

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