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MH2

climber

Topic Author's Reply - Aug 9, 2014 - 07:58pm PT

This ship has a fairy godmother.

MH2

climber

Topic Author's Reply - Dec 5, 2014 - 06:17pm PT

MH2

climber

Topic Author's Reply - Dec 5, 2014 - 09:25pm PT

Yep. Notable resemblance, Jim.

RyanD

climber

Squamish

Dec 5, 2014 - 10:01pm PT

Classic!

MH2

Boulder climber

Andy Cairns

Topic Author's Reply - Feb 16, 2015 - 07:21am PT

WHOOO! Climbers in sunshine on warm rock in February, by the Salish Sea.

JB was kind enough to send me a notice but I was out walking our dog and talking the usual photos.

Thanks for the red, Phil.

MH2

Boulder climber

Andy Cairns

Topic Author's Reply - Feb 16, 2015 - 07:42pm PT

a fair bit of life intervened

Life is what happens when you aren't on The Traverse.

(Might need to work on that idea.)

Chalked pawprint of true alpinists?

Tami reference?

MH2

Boulder climber

Andy Cairns

Topic Author's Reply - Feb 16, 2015 - 09:00pm PT

Exactly what was bothering me.

MH2

Boulder climber

Andy Cairns

Topic Author's Reply - Feb 17, 2015 - 06:05am PT

There is a painted driftwood critter which may have been intended as a seahorse but looks like a rat to me. It showed up one day. I once reunited the tail with the body and re-hung it but have no info on where it came from.

http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=724921&tn=444

MH2

Boulder climber

Andy Cairns

Topic Author's Reply - Feb 17, 2015 - 08:44pm PT

On Sunday the traverse saw a rare constellation of visitors.

On Monday your reporter went down to have a look and came away impressed by the cool wet conditions, after the weather forecast had called for better.

Today I was back and it was warmer and drier. I made an addition of dubious value to the image library:

Then, since the sun had not quite set and I was waiting for that, I left the camera behind and did the north side. On the return leg I paused on the easy part and watched the gold and lilac colours of the sun's path on the waves. Just as I was thinking, "this is what I love most about this place," I saw something:

http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=724921&tn=0#msg724921

MH2

Boulder climber

Andy Cairns

Topic Author's Reply - Feb 18, 2015 - 06:54am PT

It might have been a porpoise. The dorsal fin had a definite arch, though. Never saw the head, just the back rolling out of and back into the water at 20 to 50 foot intervals as it went by in the direction of Vancouver. There seemed to be just the one, and it kept to the same heading as long as I saw it.

MH2

Boulder climber

Andy Cairns

Topic Author's Reply - Mar 16, 2015 - 08:48pm PT

close enough

Saugy

Mountain climber

Mar 16, 2015 - 10:35pm PT

Dolphins!

This sizeable pod was hanging around a few years ago now.. would be nice to see a return visit.

Video taken just around the bend from your seaside crag. I gotta visit that place one day! (Since I frickin drive by it every other day!!)

[Click to View YouTube Video]

Big Mike

Trad climber

Mar 17, 2015 - 07:48am PT

Andy, nice shot of the orcas! Very cool.

Sweet video Don.

Edit Lol Andy! Thought it looked kinda "fishy"..... Lol

MH2

Boulder climber

Andy Cairns

Topic Author's Reply - Mar 17, 2015 - 08:46am PT

Yes, those are the orcas that came by on 12 March, but the images are stolen. They could have gone by the traverse, right? When I wasn't looking?

I hiked up to Eagle Bluff on the 13th but although I could see most of the water in the area they still managed to hide from me.

http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2015/03/12/whale-watch-orcas-pay-visit-to-burrard-inlet/

Steve Grossman

Trad climber

Seattle, WA

Mar 17, 2015 - 10:37am PT

I was sitting in Benares one morning contemplating the infinite while gazing out at the glassy surface of the Ganges from the bank when the glass moved.

I saw a beautiful curve and dorsal fin and suddenly knew that a Ganges Dolphin had just said hello and have a nice life. You always have to look twice in India as things are never what they seem but the memory is crystal clear and I felt blessed to have seen such a rare and exquisite creature. How it could survive in that situation is beyond me but then the Ganges is no ordinary river.