White Rock, 'the City by the Sea' is a great spot, in my opinion, to visit 12 months of the year. (but the streets could be dangerous to tackle in icy winter months.)
Its stretches of beaches are magnets to sun worshippers in the summer. And an attraction to walkers and joggers and fresh air enthusiasts year round. At 470 metres (1540 feet) in length, it's the longest pier in Canada.
White Rock's famous pier was built originally in 1914 as a dock for steamboats and underwent restoration in 1977. And despite being torn in half in a winter storm in 2018. Its future was in qustions when it was severely damaged in the storm but it was repaired and opened in time for a 2019 summer reopening.
There are blocks of shops, trendy restaurants and cafes lining Marine Drive, the main drag with a working rail system between them and the beach.
"The White Rock" is another popular local landmark. A 44,0892 KG (486 ton) granite bolder left behind by a break away glacier that migrated south. Not naturally white - it was kept white by shellfish eating seabirds crapping all over it as they roosted there - so much so that it became a beacon for sailors. Today it is painted white regularily.
bumped up the overcast sky with a little filtering. 
The White Rock Museum and Archives. 
White Rock Pier. 
The tide was returning to shore. 
The pier. 
Parked on a sandbar for as long as they can. 
Decorative light fixture along pier. 
Undulating seaweed. 
BNSF train on the active train tracks. 
BNSF passing behind the 'White Rock' landmark. 
Some of many flowers all along the walkway.
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