Taman Danau Vancouver

Fisherman trying his luck along the shores of Vancouver Lake with Mt. St Helens in the background.

The light slips out of the world so easily; it darkens and fades and threatens never to return. I felt like a druid here, looking over the flimsy work of a group of human beings, two dozen pier poles appearing so minuscule in the wide expanse of the earth, water and sky.

And I thought back to a time five thousand years ago, and to a group of people huddling in a circle of stones, as the longest night of the year faded and their prayers for another day were answered. A febrile ball of light rolled up over the horizon. The earth was not extinguished. Crops would rise come Spring. And the summer light, and summer warmth would soon be theirs again.

But, oh, the night they had to pass to arrive at that conclusion.

How many of those nights does each of us pass now? Dark, harrowing passages of our own making? Filled with doubt, wide and dark, and fed by utter desperation?

They are not permanent, you know. They ebb. They fade. And they dim in the cloud of memory as surely as the solstice.

So on this shortest day of the year, for all of you, and particularly for a friend who has undergone a great tragedy from which she is yet to emerge, I offer you this promise.

There is no darkness strong enough to conquer you. The day will lift up as it always has.

I swear to you, with every ounce of faith I have: your light will shine again.

The southern shore of Vancouver Lake. I would have taken these on the solstice, but we're going to have rain that day. No matter, one day earlier and the light is still struggling to assert its presence.

Stately old Oak off the lake's southeastern shore.

Kunjungi Taman Danau Vancouver

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Tempat populer untuk dikunjungi

Taman Kelley Point

Taman Kelley Point adalah salah satu tempat untuk dikunjungi di Portland, maka kenapa tidak menikmati hal lain untuk dijelajahi selama perjalanan Anda? Kunjungi toko atau berjalan-jalan di tepi sungai area ini.

Some pieces are contemporary, and decidedly on the whimsical side.

This one is entitled "If Gucci Were a Straight Dancer from Oklahoma" by Angela Swedberg

Museum Sejarah Clark County

Anda dapat mencari tahu mengenai pameran di Museum Sejarah Clark County, museum bersejarah, selama perjalanan Anda di Vancouver. Jalan-jalan di sepanjang tepi sungai atau kunjungi toko di area ini.

Tina Bar

Kenapa tidak menghabiskan sore dengan santai di Tina Bar selama perjalanan Anda ke Vancouver? Kunjungi toko dan restoran pemenang penghargaan di area cocok untuk keluarga ini.

Reeder Beach

Kenapa tidak menghabiskan sore dengan santai di Reeder Beach selama perjalanan Anda ke Portland? Jalan-jalan di sekitar tepi sungai dinamis area ini, atau nikmati aktivitas jalur bersepeda.

Salmon Creek Regional Park

Salmon Creek Regional Park adalah salah satu tempat untuk dikunjungi di Vancouver, maka kenapa tidak menikmati hal lain untuk dijelajahi selama perjalanan Anda? Jalan-jalan di sepanjang tepi sungai atau jelajahi ai terjun yang indah di are cocok untuk keluarga ini.

Westside Golf Range

Anda dapat meluangkan waktu untuk mengunjungi Westside Golf Range selama perjalanan Anda ke Vancouver. Saat berada di area cocok untuk keluarga ini, Anda dapat menikmati restoran pemenang penghargaan.

Opsi Penginapan Terbaik Dekat Taman Danau Vancouver

Comfort Inn & Suites Vancouver Downtown City Center

401 E 13th Street Vancouver WA

Heathman Lodge

7801 NE Greenwood Dr Vancouver WA

Holiday Inn Portland - Columbia Riverfront by IHG

909 N Hayden Island Dr Portland OR

Studio 6 Suites Vancouver, Wa - Waterfront

601 Broadway Street Vancouver WA

Lihat total 1.895 properti di Taman Danau Vancouver

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