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.

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.

othello tunnels.

The Othello Tunnels are near Hope, BC, which is east of Vancouver. They're a series of five tunnels and a series of bridges over the Coquihalla River that used to be for trains. Now decommissioned, they're walking paths that are open to the public…in the summer. When we went, there was so much snow that they'd been closed and gated off. Never being ones to be easily deterred, we hopped the fence (well…Jeff hopped the fence…he threw me over). It was well worth it, albeit a bit creepy with the chance of falling icicles and rocks above us as we carefully made our way through the tunnels. By the time we were making our way back out, it had started to snow, which made the walk back even that much more beautiful.