Lynn Canyon Park

Yesterday we had a wonderful day out exploring Vancouver. It was a clear, sunny day (a rare enough occasion that it's worth mentioning!), and our first destination was Lynn Canyon Park. This is a 617 acre park in North Vancouver with a suspension bridge, walking trails, and a beautiful river winding through it. I found out about it through the Tripadvisor website, as travellers had recommended it as a lesser known but totally free alternative to the expensive and busier Capilano Suspension Bridge attraction 15 minutes away!

Crossing the river to reach the walking trails at Lynn Canyon first involves making it across the swaying, bouncing suspension bridge 50 metres above the rushing rapids. The bridge is 48 metres long, and just wide enough for two people to pass each other. Suffice to say, I was hanging on tight!!


The view from the bridge, once one dared to glance down, was very beautiful:


And here I am, game enough to let go and try a little jump...


Ben's much better effort:


Once across the bridge, we turned left and headed down towards the river. On the way, we navigated treacherous root systems, saw lots of hairy green tree limbs, and leaned over the fence (which had the below warning sign) to see the churning emerald green water far below.


Down at the river, there were lots of protruding grey rocks, and the water was beautifully clear...


A little further upstream, a tiny waterfall flowed through a hole in the back of a cave-like rock formation, and moved gently through a deep pool before reaching the rocky river in the photos above. The most impressive thing about this pool was the amazing green colour of the water, caused by whatever fine mineral particles were floating in it. It was so gorgeous!!


From the pool, we walked up a few flights of stairs and then trekked back through the forest to the suspension bridge. On the way, I found a weird bright yellow fungus (see macro pic - each little bud of it is only about 0.5cm across). Between the blue sky, the green pool, the yellow fungus, and the pink cherry blossoms that are just coming out in Vancouver, it was definitely a day for appreciating the variety of amazingly vibrant colours found in nature!


And that was Lynn Canyon! If any of you come to visit us, we will definitely be taking you there! :) I'll be back soon to tell you about the fabulous bargains we found the rest of the day...