Swaying Span Leads To Treetop Trails
by Olga Ottens
December 18th, 2010 10:20 AM
At the time of this writing my friends we are still having a spectacular winter.
This year if you go up into the snow… I do not have to tell you, how the scenery changes from hour to hour and day to day.
Going up to my favorite Thunderbird Ridge four times in one mid-winter week I found four different sceneries -- totally different moods in my pictures -- from foggy and mysterious to bright blue sunny sky. We have it all.
In the middle of February it is not clear what the conditions outdoors will be in two month. So when you read this magazine we are looking at some down-to-earth outdoor entertainment: The treetop adventure at the Capilano Suspension Bridge!
Now, there is another suspension bridge on the North Shore, free for all, which you can try first, to see whether you are capable of crossing. Some people can not stomach the swaying and at Capilano, getting across the bridge is the “only” way to get to the trail in the treetops.
On the other hand, if you got across being scared, they have at the Guest Services a Certificate for people who got across in spite of their fears. Seriously, we asked for it and got it for a friend who I talked into it when I went to take the picture.
Now, this is not a long serious hike, but it is so unusual to see things from a bird’s eye view, wandering around on a suspended boardwalk in the treetops looking down onto the lower trails, ponds and growth. Every time I am there again I am amazed once more.
I really hope that while this article is going to print that no storms like last winter will hit us. Remember a huge tree fell onto the bridge and another 13 trees in this little park were lost, closing the attraction for several months. I visited right after the reopening and everything was even more beautiful than I remembered.
If you reside on the North Shore, bring ID of your residency and you will get a pass with your picture, and for a full year you can have the pleasure. Having grandchildren and foreign relatives makes that a wonderful treat for them without breaking the bank.
You should also know that you can get there via the Grouse Mountain Bus # 132 from Lonsdale Quay every 15 minutes, which makes it a very accessible destination.
On the premises you find a little museum, native and nature exhibits and the best gift store in town for those relations who are fortunate enough to have you living here.
Enjoy……
The Mystery spot the last time was the pool below the Twinfalls bridge on the Centennial Trail.
Olga is a member of the North Vancouver Outdoors Club. www.northvanoutdoorsclub.ca
Copyright North Shore Magazine Issue Apr - May 08
This year if you go up into the snow… I do not have to tell you, how the scenery changes from hour to hour and day to day.
Going up to my favorite Thunderbird Ridge four times in one mid-winter week I found four different sceneries -- totally different moods in my pictures -- from foggy and mysterious to bright blue sunny sky. We have it all.
In the middle of February it is not clear what the conditions outdoors will be in two month. So when you read this magazine we are looking at some down-to-earth outdoor entertainment: The treetop adventure at the Capilano Suspension Bridge!
Now, there is another suspension bridge on the North Shore, free for all, which you can try first, to see whether you are capable of crossing. Some people can not stomach the swaying and at Capilano, getting across the bridge is the “only” way to get to the trail in the treetops.
On the other hand, if you got across being scared, they have at the Guest Services a Certificate for people who got across in spite of their fears. Seriously, we asked for it and got it for a friend who I talked into it when I went to take the picture.
Now, this is not a long serious hike, but it is so unusual to see things from a bird’s eye view, wandering around on a suspended boardwalk in the treetops looking down onto the lower trails, ponds and growth. Every time I am there again I am amazed once more.
I really hope that while this article is going to print that no storms like last winter will hit us. Remember a huge tree fell onto the bridge and another 13 trees in this little park were lost, closing the attraction for several months. I visited right after the reopening and everything was even more beautiful than I remembered.
If you reside on the North Shore, bring ID of your residency and you will get a pass with your picture, and for a full year you can have the pleasure. Having grandchildren and foreign relatives makes that a wonderful treat for them without breaking the bank.
You should also know that you can get there via the Grouse Mountain Bus # 132 from Lonsdale Quay every 15 minutes, which makes it a very accessible destination.
On the premises you find a little museum, native and nature exhibits and the best gift store in town for those relations who are fortunate enough to have you living here.
Enjoy……
The Mystery spot the last time was the pool below the Twinfalls bridge on the Centennial Trail.
Olga is a member of the North Vancouver Outdoors Club. www.northvanoutdoorsclub.ca
Copyright North Shore Magazine Issue Apr - May 08
