With summer officially behind us, the McGill Reporter‘s annual summer vacation photo gallery takes a final look at the best of those sunny days. Students, staff, faculty and alumni explored both near and far, sharing a spectacular collection of vacation photos from around the globe. Thanks to everyone who submitted their pictures.
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Sharing a well-deserved local snack after an afternoon of hiking in the Swiss Alps.
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Professor Chris Barrington-Leigh levitates over Golden Ears, British Columbia.
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Parc Aiguebelle, Abitibi, Que.. Kayak and hike with a view on Lac Sault
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Xlendi Bay on the island of Gozo, Republic of Malta
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My birthday present from my wife was a sculpture of a fox made from driftwood by Richmond, B.C. artist Glen Andersen.
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The XX on Friday evening at Osheaga
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A peaceful summer morning along the shores of Grace Bay, Turks and Caicos
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Mussenden Tower in Northern Ireland
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Four McGill students (Mayank, Pranjal, Tamoghna and Arghya) at Maligne Lake, Jasper National Park, Alberta.
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View from the Fundy Trail Parkway, near St. Martins in New Brunswick. We enjoyed amazing seafood and sights and met lovely people. This is a country with so much to offer!
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The boy fishing from his kayak at sunset on Lac Louise, Weedon, Que.
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Dormant craters on Mount Etna in Sicily. Gayle
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Rathtrevor Provincial Park, Vancouver Island, B.C
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St-Rémy-de-Provence
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Sunset over Georgian Bay, Craigleigth Provincial Park
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Butt of Lewis Lighthouse situated on the northernmost point of Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. It is known as the windiest spot in the U.K., with recorded gusts of over 200 km/h
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Blue whale diving in Parc national du Fjord-du-Saguenay, QC. The length of its fluke (i.e. tail) can measure 6-7.5 metres, tip to tip!
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On top of Blue Mountain Ontario, August 2026.
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Sommet 1 hike, Quebec's highest summit.
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A spectacular sunrise from above the clouds in Madeira, Portugal.
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Pointe- Pelée National Park, Erie Lake, Ont. – the southernmost continental point of Canada.
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Stonehenge
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Two wood ducks at Montreal Botanical Garden
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Low tide, Rathtrevor Beach, Vancouver Island, B.C.
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New Orleans
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Beach birthday party sunset swim at Britannia Beach, Ottawa
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Sunset at a public beach in Mauritius
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Three Sisters of Glencoe. Three dramatic mountain ridges just east of Fort William, on a cloudy drizzly day, which just makes the view more stunning
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Dusk settling over the Old Port of Montreal
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Town of Skopelos, Greece
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We enjoyed a road trip to the New Brunswick this summer, including time on the quiet beaches of the east coast. This is Kellys Beach in Kouchibouguac National Park
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Early morning mist on the Spanish River
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Pont du Gard
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The Obama Presidential Center in Chicago
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L’ile au Phare is a rocky island located on a coral reef, southeast of Mauritius.
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Cruising into the picturesque port town of Cobh, Ireland
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Admiring the views in Parc national des Grands-Jardins, Que.
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Acropolis at dusk, Athens
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Visiting Buc-ees in Alabama. First time trying a brisket sandwich!
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New Orleans
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The view of Donegal from Mussenden Tower in the North of Ireland, just after the total solar eclipse had passed
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A fire-breathing dragon emerging from the sunset sky. Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue,
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Beautiful sunset at René-Lévesque Park.
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Pink flamingos at Laguna Verde, Bolivia
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Expedition at Uyuni Salar, Bolivia, the world’s largest salt flat covering 10,582 square kilometres at an altitude of 3,658 metres.
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Watching the fireworks in Gatineau!