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wolf, wildlife rangers give daily bridge that crosses the canyon.
15 "\- talks. The Theatre in the Sky From here, it’s a short walk to
Grouse Mountain presents videos that take 30 Foot Pool, a popular
viewers on an aerial tour of BC. summer spot for sunbathing
 B1 ⌂6400 Nancy Greene and swimming, or a 40-minute

Way @ 236 g Lonsdale
Quay # 9am–10pm daily hike to the beautiful Twin Falls.
∑ grousemountain.com 16 "'- The nearby Ecology Centre
offers guided walks and
Lynn Canyon Park
interesting displays on the
From the summit of Grouse
EXPERIENCE Vancouver the grandeur of BC’s dramatic  C1 ⌂ 3663 Park Rd the area. Global environmental
and Ecology Centre
flora, fauna, and ecology of
Mountain visitors experience
landscape and stunning views
concerns are also covered.
@ Hastings g Lonsdale
of Vancouver. On a clear day
Quay, then bus 228 or 229
it is possible to see as far as
# Daily; Ecology Centre:
Vancouver Island in the west,
Jun–Sep: 10am–5pm daily;
17 "'\=
the Coastal Mountains to the
north and toward the Columbia
Fri, noon–4pm Sat & Sun
Bridge
Mountains in the east.
∑ dnv.org/ecology
The famous “Grouse Grind” Oct–May: 10am–5pm Mon– Capilano Suspension
 B1 ⌂ 3735 Capilano Rd,
is a tough 2-mile (3-km) trail Located between Mount North Vancouver @ High­
to the peak, but most visitors Seymour and Grouse Mountain, lands 236 # Daily; times
choose to take the Skyride Lynn Canyon Park is a popular vary, check website
aerial tram way. hiking destination, noted for ∑ capbridge.com
In the summer there are its lush second-growth tem-
many activities, including perate rainforest. The original The Capilano Suspension
mountain-bike tours and hang- 295-ft (90-m) trees were Bridge has been popular since
gliding com petitions, plus logged in the early 1900s and it was built in 1889. Pioneering
logger sports such as chain- a few of the huge stumps with Scotsman George Grant
saw sculp ture. In the winter, the circum ferences of up to 36 ft Mackay, drawn by the wild
summit has all the amen ities of (11 m) can still be seen lying beauty of the place, had
a ski resort, including 26 runs, on the forest floor. already built a small cabin
ski schools, and 13 illuminated Several marked trails, some overlooking the Capilano
slopes for night skiing. of them steep and rugged, Canyon. Access to the river
At the Refuge for lead through the canyon, with below was almost impossible
Endangered Wildlife, an longer hikes heading into from the cabin, and it is said
enclosed natural habitat that surrounding park land. If you that Mackay built the bridge
is home to two orphaned venture far enough into the so that his son, who loved
grizzly bears and one timber forest, it is possible to see fishing, could easily reach
black bears, cougars, and the Capilano River.
black-tailed deer, but most The present bridge, which
GREAT VIEW visitors keep to the main trails dates from 1956 and is the
Highview where they are more likely to fourth to be constructed here,
Lookout see smaller wildlife. There are hangs 230 ft (70 m) above
For views of the city and wonderful views from the the canyon and spans 450 ft
Burrard Inlet, head to 164-ft (50-m) suspension (137 m), making it one of the
the Cypress Provincial
Park Highview Lookout,
under 30 minutes’ drive
from downtown.

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