This photo journal features the fall edition of the World Sand Sculpture Championships which was held annually at Harrison Hot Springs BC. [Harrision Hot Springs is located on the southern shore of Harrision Lake, 5 miles (8 km) north of Agassiz on the Lougheed Highway 7, and 77 miles (123 km) east of Vancouver.]
The fall competition usually begins in early September & the finished sculptures are available for viewing until early October. (There is also a 2nd competition here annually in the spring.) The world championship at
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View of the lagoon at Harrison Hot Springs. The Sand sculpture competition, held twice...
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v2 - towards the sand sculptures The resort town of Harrison Hot Springs is nestled amongst the Coastal...
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Nearby marina, on the lake At 75 kms long, Harrison Lake is the largest freshwater lake in...
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Gold Medal winner "As the World Turns" in the Tournament of Champions. The sculptors were Hanneke Supply from...
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another angle
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the best view
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Silver Medal - "Here's the church...." by Michael Velling of Federal Way, Washington & John Gowdy of...
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another angle....
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here's the steeple.......
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here's the people......"
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DOUBLES - 1st place, "Lost in Time", by Michel de Kok from Holland & Nicola Woods from England. The sculpture...
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2nd place - "Core Sample" by Kevin Crawford from Australia & Daniel Glover from Portugal.
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3rd place - "Shapes of the Shaman" by Dan Belcher from St Louis Mo, & Helena Bangert from Holland.
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another angle.
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People's choice - "To Sea or Knot to Sea" by Brett Stocker from Surrey BC, & Marc Lepire from...
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closeup
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TEAM - 1st place "A Bad Day Fishing is Better Than a Good Day Working" by the Sandboxers of Victoria, BC.
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SOLO - 1st place - "Ascension" by Dan Belcher from St. Louis MO, winner in this class for the 3rd straight...
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2nd place - "Mystical Moonrise" by John Gowdy from Venice, Italy.
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3rd & peoples choice - "Bear Necessities" by Michael Velling from Federal Way, Washington.
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MISC non-winning entries Unfortunately, we didn't jot down the title or artists of these works,...
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239 "Jack & the Beans Talk" Loved that title. Most of the titles were very clever & witty.
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242 "War for Peace"
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247 "Beware of the Dragon"
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284 closeup
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257 "This journal belongs to Gulliver"
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281 "Song from the Heart" one of my favorites.
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331 "Going Nuts"
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335 "It's All You Need"
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350... Where's my sandpail?
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374 Big foot......
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378 the detail in the previous one
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379 Chubby cheeks ;)
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FAQs
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pt3 For more answers, check here: http://www.harrisand.org/world_champs.htm...
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