And so it begins…
Here I am, 1 day before heading back to my paradise and it is dumping snow here in Vancouver. My cousin Danny Fisher and his wife Rose are heading down from Terrace as I write this. I will have to Read More …
Author: Dave Ward
Cruising the Yangtze -The Three Gorges
Day two on the Yangtze took us through some stunning views and through the Three Gorges. The first was Qutang Gorge and then to the City of Wushan. Our stop for the day was to board a smaller ship Read More …
Cruising the Yangtze – Day One
Our first day out on the Yangtze was a cloudy, cool day but with lots to see and do. We awoke to a beautiful buffet breakfast. The food was well presented with lots of choice. Giselle and I toured the Read More …
Lions and Tigers and…Pandas!
Today we were bused through the city back to the airport where we boarded a plane to Chongqing, the most populated city in China – over 32 million people, more than in all of Canada! The security at the airport Read More …
The Great Wall
Another day in Beijing, but this time, we were taken by bus into the mountains to the north of the city to see a portion of the Great Wall of China. It truly is a GREAT wall. From Wikipedia: Read More …
Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden Palace
Today we were hustled onto one of several busloads of tourists, all on the same tour but each with our own guide. We were grouped in with a friendly bunch of Americans and another couple from North Vancouver. These would Read More …
Bang! in Beijing
After a very long flight from Seattle, including a short layover in San Francisco, we arrived in Beijing. It was a cloudy day, not too cold, and not too smoggy. We were picked up at the airport by our tour Read More …
Rendezvous 99 (not Likely)
Editors Note: This post was originally published on my old website way back in 1999. The pictures are scans from old 35mm prints, downloaded from an older website and are not the best quality. It is the best I can Read More …
Pemberton Ice Cap
Editors Note: This page was originally published on my old website wayyy back in 1996. Since then the Pemberton Ice Cap has changed dramatically with changing conditions attributed to global warming. Glaciers have receded, trailheads have changed or been relocated, grooming Read More …
BC Sledhead’s Homepage
This page is currently a copy from an old site I had registered on Tripod.com. Many of the links are broken and photos missing. I will be adding posts over time, copying the original pages but adapting them to the Read More …