October is upon us and as summer disappears in our rearview mirror, we take one last look at the best of those sunny days. The Reporter’s annual summer vacation photo gallery features gorgeous photos submitted by McGill students, faculty and staff.
McGillians covered a lot of ground this summer. En route to exploring six continents (Antarctica being the only one we didn’t visit), we travelled by plane, boat, bus, bike, train, car and even paraglider. We flew, sailed, paddled, climbed and hiked through cityscapes, rural country sides and vast wildernesses.
Along the way, we explored grottos in Portugal, watched baseball in Pittsburgh, cruised past glaciers in Alaska and observed lions, caribou and elephants in their natural habitats. From the Great Lakes to the Great Wall of China, our collective summer was nothing short of great.
Thanks to everyone who participated.
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Rialto Bridge, Venice, Italy
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Canoeing on Lake Louise, Alberta
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This photo was taken in Lisbon, Portugal. I had just started my six-week backpacking journey along the coast of the Mediterranean with my best friend.
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Golden hour in Pu'uhonua O Honaunau National Historical Park, Big Island, Hawai'i
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Hiking the Seven Sisters cliffs in southern England was a ‘wow’ moment
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Snorkeling at Caye Caulker, Belize
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A young African bush elephant resting against his mother in Botswana
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Lake Geneva, Montreux, Switzerland
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Sunrise in Los Naranjos, Sonsonate El Salvador. The land that partly served as the inspiration for Saint-Exupéry’s The little prince. Our daughter Maïté taking a shot of the sunrise as seen through the backdrop of the Santa Ana and Izalco Volcano.
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The Titanic Grave Site at the Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax
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All smiles at Rodéo L’Énteté in Mirabel
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Nuages après la pluie sur les Plaines d'Abraham, Québec, QC
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Welcome to Nigeria mural at the Lagos International Airport in Nigeria. It showcases unique cultural elements of the Nigerian heritage- vibrant, bold and rich colours, music, dance, art, craft, religion, geography, wildlife, vegetation, tribal diversity and a relentless sense of liveliness and determination.
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A summer walk in Russia with my family
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The beautiful Himalayan Mountains of Nepal at 5,000m in altitude.
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Visiting Portugal's grutas de mira de aire which are famous caves discovered in 1947 and are 180m deep
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Kayaking at La Mauricie National Park
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Pokémon Café, Tokyo, Japan
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Fog rolls in to Halifax Harbour
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Centennial Park in Dollard-des-Ormeaux
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Spouse, daughters and grand daughter in Copenhagen, Denmark
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The beautiful hues of turquoise and aqua blue along Georgian Bay. Flowerpot Island, Ontario.
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This summer I competed at the Canadian Nationals in Wushu held in Toronto early August and ranked second in all three of my events, Changquan (empty/barehand), Jianshu (straightsword) and Qiangshu (spear).
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A scrambly section on a six-day trip along the Continental Divide, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
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I love baseball. Its pace, its history, the storylines, and (of course!) getting a chance to see a game in a great ballpark. This past summer I got to visit one of my kids who was studying in Pittsburgh for the summer and we got to a game. PNC park is one of the most amazing stadiums: overlooking the river and cityscape. The afternoon was perfect, and while the Pirates lost that afternoon, it really didn't matter
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Island Hopping in Europe: from the famous Black Sand Beach in Iceland to Sarakiniko Beach in Milos, Greece
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Family trip to beautiful Newfoundland
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Sunset on the volcanic coast of Big Island, Hawai’i
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On top of Beatenberg, Switzerland, about to paraglide over the city of Interlaken below. In the backdrop: Views of the Bernese Alps, Lake Brienz and Lake Thun.
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Floating houses in Malmö, Sweden
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Ponte da Piedade, Lagos, The Algarve, Portugal
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The Art Hall of Hamburg, Germany
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Château Frontenac, Vieux-Québec
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Mount Everest Base Camp, Tibet, China
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My dad and I taking the "Journey Behind the Falls" in Niagara Falls
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Bathhouse in Borgholm, Öland Island, Sweden
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By the beach in southern China
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The sacred Tilicho Lake, one of the highest lakes in the world at 5,000m in altitude, located in the Himalayan Annapurna Range of Nepal.
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West Lake is one of the three famous lakes in the south of China's Yangtze River. On June 24, 2011, the cultural landscape of Hangzhou West Lake was included in the World Heritage List.
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Son relaxing and daughter doing yoga at the cottage, Winnipeg Beach, Manitoba
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On the way back from a team project in Toronto, the landscape of Lake Ontario.
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Temple of Apollo at Delphi overlooking the valley. Some might even say this is the centre of the world.
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Roofers giving the old cottage a new lid, Winnipeg Beach, Manitoba
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A small dock on the tributary of the Yellow River in China
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View of the stunning Alhambra Palace in Granada, Spain, with the Sierra Nevada Mountains in the background – captured from the terrace of El Huerto de Juan Ranas Restaurant.
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Alaskan cruise with my boyfriend
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Shanxi Province, China. Two to three million years ago, the sediments here experienced rapid tectonic uplift and erosion of surface water without being completely solidified into rocks, forming an earth forest landscape.
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Noon in La Palma, Chalatenango. Salvadorean artist Fernando Llort created the typical colorful naïve style of art inspired by the rural backdrop life of the country. This shot was taken from the balcony of the resto, while we waited for our meal at lunch time. In it, we see an older peasant slowly strolling through town with the weight of time and that of a hard life lived.
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Lunch on the top floor of La Samaritaine during the Olympics in Paris
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Monsieur Rose à Place des Arts, Montreal
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Breathtaking view of the Swiss Alps from Glacier 3000
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Hiking with Pearl near home in the Laurentians
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Sunsets on the beach. Sauble beach, Ontario
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Namibian fishermen on the Chobe River
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Santa Ana volcano lake, El Salvador
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Field Work at the coast near Baie-Comeau, 10-hour drive from Montreal.
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Paragliding over the city of Interlaken, Switzerland, with views of Lake Thun and the Bernese Alps
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View of downtown Calgary and the Bow River (Makhabn in Siksiká) from the Centre St. Bridge
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This picture was taken in Victoria, BC. My family and I went sailing for an afternoon while on vacation.
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My multiply-field-repaired delaminating boots towards the end of a six-day trip along the Continental Divide, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
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Ancient Theatre at Epidaurus. Standing at the top, one can hear the person at centre stage perfectly.
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This summer I competed at the Canadian Nationals in Wushu held in Toronto early August and ranked second in all three of my events, Changquan (empty/barehand), Jianshu (straightsword) and Qiangshu (spear).
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Portugal Algarve: Beautiful hike along the Seven Hanging Valleys Trail
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Some of the Canadian plates that I found in Middleton, Nova Scotia
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Sunset by the Statue of Liberty NYC.
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Inside the beautiful Alhambra Palace in Granada, Spain. The Patio de los Leones
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Visiting the majestic Alhambra palace in Granada, Spain with my best friend
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Caribou sighting during a 52-day canoe trip in the Sahtu region of the North West Territories
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This photo was taken in Dubrovnik, Croatia. Parts of Game of Thrones was filmed in Dubrovnik which definitely heightened the entire experience
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Great Wall of China, Beijing, China
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A female lion stalking her prey in Botswana
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21. Man on horseback spotted on the drive between Tilcara and Salta, Argentina
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Cabot Trail, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia
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Santa Ana volcano, El Salvador
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Sunset at Barra de Santiago, Ahuachapan. At Sunset, I walked to the beach and was mesmerized by this scene. Interestingly, the name of the boat is called “Plenitud” which translates to “Plenitude”, (the condition of being full or complete). Somehow this scene symbolized the quest of our trip and what I felt at the end; It was the opportunity to have lived the intense beauty of this land and its people.
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View from our villa in Frigillana, Malaga, Spain while I was on vacation with my boyfriend's family
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Campers in the morning mist at Premier Lac du Castor, Parc régional de la Forêt Ouareau
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Hiking along the coast in Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park. This is Playa San Pedro, a secluded beach accessible only by foot. Visitors must walk or hike to reach this remote spot
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View of the midway from the Ferris wheel at Boardwalk Days, Winnipeg Beach, Manitoba
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La Mauricie National Park hike
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This summer I competed at the Canadian Nationals in Wushu held in Toronto early August and ranked second in all three of my events, Changquan (empty/barehand), Jianshu (straightsword) and Qiangshu (spear).
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Fishing with my grandpa
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A painting showing all the famous patrons that have eaten at the legendary Union Oyster House, a historic eatery in Boston since 1826. How many people can you recognize?
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Stargazing from a chalet in Saint-Colomban, Que.
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View of our Carnival Venezia cruise ship from the Grand Turk Island.
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Terraced Vineyards of the Douro River Valley, Portugal
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Havana, Cuba
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Niagara Falls
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The State Opera of Bavaria in Munich, Germany
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Hiking in the Swiss Alps. A view of Wengen and the Launterbrunnen Valley from Männlichen, Switzerland
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Family trip to beautiful Newfoundland
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A fleet of pelicans in their favourite fishing spot, Lockport, Manitoba
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Fan Pier, South Boston Waterfront
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I love where I live and enjoy walking in the suite of forests and parks in and around my town. Such walks are better with a canine companion, and who better than Quincy Cumber, the Cocker Spaniel. Dogs bring a lot of goodness to the world and time spent in the woods with my pal is time well spent
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Itsukushima Jinja, Hiroshima, Japan
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The Vermont Institute of Natural Science, where you can meet rehabilitated birds and get a birds’ eye view (ha!) from their forest canopy walk
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Portugal's beautiful medieval village of Obidos
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A picture-perfect view of the glaciers from the ship (Glacier Bay, Alaska).
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Scrambling on the rocks at Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia
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This photo was taken in the northernmost point in Spain in a region called Asturias. Definitely the most amazing sunset of my life.