Sights of British Columbia, part 1

I'll eventually post some actual words about my trip to British Columbia. For now, here's a bit of what I've seen.

AT STANLEY PARK (VANCOUVER)

Chief Wakas Pole

Pretty flowers

Low tide

An invitation to bust my ass. I declined.

Raccoons, which are even worse than squirrels.

AT THE GRANVILLE ISLAND MARKET

The market 

Ginormous carrots, with a regular one for scale.

A delicious salmon chowder pot pie from A La Mode

Dragonfruit

MEANWHILE, BACK AT MY HOTEL

This guy

 OUT AND ABOUT IN VANCOUVER

The central library, inspired by the Coliseum

An apologetic bus

A rather jaunty walk sign

Frenchie's House of Poutine.
Not sure why I find this so amusing, but I really do.

WELCOME TO SQUAMISH

This is Sienna, my hosts' dog.
She's very sweet, and does not seem to mind having her picture taken.

Outside, trees, and several different sizes of rocks.
Note the ginormous one peeking out of the clouds in the background. 

More autumn, and an inviting pathway.
Well, not too inviting. There are bears and cougars out there!

Classes start Monday -- more soon! (Unless I get eaten by a bear or a cougar.)