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Lay Down Your Burdens Part I

8/7/2011

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Nuked Caprica Forest Capilano Park, 3735 Capilano Road,  North Vancouver

Travel Tips: Park in the Cleveland Dam parking lot. You'll be able to see 'The Lions,' the mountains used as the 'Gates of Hera' in the Kobol arc from there. Cross the Cleveland Dam bridge (a site from 'The Plan') and you'll see a path on the left leading up. Walk up the path and right about where it begins to turn you'll see a wooden post with a small, yellow sign on it. Enter the woods here (there's an obvious path). Screen matching is difficult in this park, so the photos above are similar at best. We do believe we have some clear matches for the Kobol arc. :)

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Lay Down Your Burdens Part II

8/7/2011

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This episode has two locations.
1. New Caprica City
Go to No. 8 and Blundell Road in Richmond, BC, and follow Blundell west until it ends. GPS coordinates: 49.156829, -123.043334

Behind the Scenes

Below are photos of the area off of Blundell Road, dressed as New Caprica City for several episodes including 'Lay Down Your Burdens part II.' Photos are copyright Maurice Woodworth and are not to be re-used without his written consent.

Location Notes: This location can be difficult to find. Thanks to Bart McLeroy for the photos! He found the location by putting the coordinates above into his GPS. It's now an industrial area, but it is possible to see some sand if you look closely.

2. Nuked Caprica Forest
Capilano Park, 3735 Capilano Road,  North Vancouver

Travel Tips: Park in the Cleveland Dam parking lot. You'll be able to see 'The Lions,' the mountains used as 'the gates of Hera' in the Kobol arc from there. Cross the Cleveland Dam bridge (a site from 'The Plan') and you'll see a path on the left leading up. Walk up the path and right about where it begins to turn you'll see a wooden post with a small, yellow sign on it. Enter the woods here (there's an obvious path). Screen-matching is very difficult in this park, but we believe we've been successful with a few in the Kobol arc. :)

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A Day in the Life

8/5/2011

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Adama and Carolanne's House
A private residence in North Vancouver

Travel Tip: We didn't have much hope that we'd actually find the house, but eagle eyes in the back of the car spotted it right away using the roof lines. The neighborhood is absolutely lovely, but to respect the privacy of the owner, we will not include the address here.

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Rapture

8/5/2011

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This episode has three locations.
1. Algae Planet
Private land in Kamloops

Travel Tips: Unfortunately all of the locations in Kamloops are on private land. The Algae Planet is part of The Hoodoos, an amazing rock formation that is on T'kemlups Indian Land. The drive is amazingly scenic (particularly the mountain pass) and the city itself is large, but beautiful. I could retire here. :) To see more Algae Planet rock formations, see the 'Eye of Jupiter.'

2. Temple of Five
Vancouver Wharves, North Vancouver. Public access is highly restricted for security reasons.

Google Earth map provided by Kent Sponagle.

Travel Tips: This site on the waterfront was also used for parts of Ragnar Station from the Miniseries. Not accessible to the public.

3. The Opera House
The Orpheum Theatre, corner of Smithe and Seymour Streets, Vancouver

Travel Tips: Appearing in numerous episodes, The Opera House is an amazing spot to visit. In July and August, The Orpheum Theatre provides public tours that cost about $10 each. The tour is two hours long and you get to explore the Orpheum from basement to attic! An article about tours in 2011: Orpheum Tours. For a more complete look at the Opera House, see the Crossroads entries.

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Eye of Jupiter

8/5/2011

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This episode has two locations.
1. Algae Planet
Private land in Kamloops

Travel Tips: Unfortunately all of the locations in Kamloops are on private land. The Algae Planet is part of The Hoodoos, an amazing rock formation that is on T'kemlups Indian Land. The drive is amazingly scenic (particularly the mountain pass) and the city itself is large, but beautiful. I could retire here. :)

2. Temple of Five
Vancouver Wharves, North Vancouver, restricted access, high security.

Travel Tips: This site on the waterfront was also used for parts of Ragnar Station in the Miniseries. We were unable to visit this site as public access to the waterfront is highly restricted for security reasons.

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