alexandra bridge.

You can probably see a theme from my travels up north…snow and exploring. The original Alexandra Bridge was built in 1863, but destroyed by a flood in 1894 and dismantled in 1912. A new suspension bridge was built on the original footings in 1926, but decommissioned in 1964 in favor of a new bridge built a few miles down the river. Lucky for us, there's still a walking trail down to the old bridge, which makes for some awesome photo opportunities, especially when buried under a few feet of snow.

grouse in the clouds.

I decided that the imperfections of this photo are outweighed by the cool factor, so I am posting it despite it not being up to my usual photo blog standards. I took this out of an office window (hence the terrible glares) right as the clouds kind of parted to reveal Grouse Mountain across the Burrard Inlet being lit up as darkness settled in over Vancouver.

mount baker.

Mount Baker, Washington was the first place I ever tried to snowboard. It's one of the more beautiful snow-covered spots I've ever been to. These were taken on my second trip there, more than a year after the first. I didn't take my camera up on the slopes, unfortunately, so these were all taken from the parking lot before we left. I think it says a lot about the beauty of the place that these were from the parking lot. Imagine the photos I could've gotten if I'd actually taken my camera on the slopes! Next time.