X-Mas Eve 1999 (fog in the city)

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Picture	Date	Description
	24-Dec-1999	15.51: During the week before, during and after Christmas there was a constant fog in Vancouver. There was no wind coming from the ocean to move the fog away. Ton went to take some special pictures. This one is taken from the view point at Cypress Mountain. As you can see this spot is above the clouds (fog).
	24-Dec-1999	15.51: Looking west in the direction of Victoria (capitol of British Columbia) on Vancouver Island.
	24-Dec-1999	15.53: Vancouver Island on the horizon.
	24-Dec-1999	15.53: Normally you would see the University of British Columbia (UBC) and downtown vancouver down below ... clouds (fog) are covering the urban area. This is the southern direction.
	24-Dec-1999	15.56: Looking eastbound to the Fraser Valley and the Simon Fraser University in Burnaby. Where is it?
	24-Dec-1999	15.57: Same shot 1 minute later.
	24-Dec-1999	15.58: Mount Baker on the horizon (USA) is above the clouds.
	24-Dec-1999	15.59: Zoomed in to Mount Baker (looking east).
	24-Dec-1999	16.00: The sun sets (west) with Vancouver Island on the horizon.
	24-Dec-1999	16.00: Ton was not the only one interested in the scenery. While it was around 4 degrees (Celcius) in downtown Vancouver, the temperatures at the viewpoint on Cypress were between 14 and 18 degrees.
	24-Dec-1999	16.02: It's getting dark ...
	24-Dec-1999	16.04: Special camera effect of Mount Baker.
	24-Dec-1999	16.06: Mount Baker above the clouds (fog).
	24-Dec-1999	16.08: The sun's almost gone under.
	24-Dec-1999	16.09: Almost ...
	24-Dec-1999	16.09: What a view!
	24-Dec-1999	16.11: And counting. It's getting colder as soon as the sun loses it's power.
	24-Dec-1999	16.12: No extra skills needed tp take pictures like this.
	24-Dec-1999	16.12: Mother Nature.
	24-Dec-1999	16.13: And colder ...
	24-Dec-1999	16.14: Almost gone.
	24-Dec-1999	16.15: Gone.
	24-Dec-1999	16.16: And back to Mount Baker.
	24-Dec-1999	16.16: Where's Vancouver.
	24-Dec-1999	16.16: See the plane going from the right to the left? You could actually see planes diving into the clouds to land at Vancouver International Airport. Also planes that took off came through the clouds.
	24-Dec-1999	16.17: Special effect.
	24-Dec-1999	16.18 Mount Baker.
	24-Dec-1999	16.19: Looking back to Vancouver Island.
	24-Dec-1999	16.20
	24-Dec-1999	16.24: Another small plane in sight.
	24-Dec-1999	16.25
	24-Dec-1999	16.33: Simon Fraser University is now visible (just coming through the clouds) on Burnaby Mountain.
	24-Dec-1999	16.33
	24-Dec-1999	16.37 The car on the parking lot (98 Nissan Pathfinder Chilkoot). You can still see the clouds in the back.
	24-Dec-1999	16.39: The car froma different angle. By the way, it's getting colder now.
	24-Dec-1999	16.44: On the way back from the Cypress Mountain view point. This is Cypress Road looking towards Nanaimo on Vancouver Island. We're driving right into the fog ahead of us.
	24-Dec-1999	16.59: Back in North Vancouver on Lonsdale Avenue.
	24-Dec-1999	17.00: With Christmas lights on the side of the road. And you can see downtown Vancouver in the back.
	27-Dec-1999	16.00: The fog is still hanging around in Vancouver. Ton took the car and drove all the way up Lonsdale Avenue in North Vancouver. From here you can have a look over the clouds (actually the fog). Just 3 minutes driving from home. This area is called Upper Lonsdale.
	27-Dec-1999	The bus stop in Upper Lonsdale (near 33th Street).
	27-Dec-1999	Looking down Lonsdale towards the Burrard Inlet and downtown Vancouver (both under the fog).
	27-Dec-1999	A view from Upper Lonsdale to West Vancouver and Nanaimo (westbound).
	27-Dec-1999	Same view but from a different location.
	27-Dec-1999	Houses above the clouds. Isn't that funny?
	27-Dec-1999	Looking down Lonsdale again.
	27-Dec-1999	Looking west with the clouds down below.
	27-Dec-1999	16.04: Lonsdale Avenue just before the fog driving down into the fog again.

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