{"id":21486,"date":"2009-02-21T15:04:51","date_gmt":"2009-02-21T23:04:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/?p=953"},"modified":"2016-09-11T14:28:55","modified_gmt":"2016-09-11T11:28:55","slug":"lynn-canyon-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/lynn-canyon-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Lynn Canyon Park"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today promised to be a gorgeous, springy day, with sun and highs in the double digits. Things have started to dry out considerably and I was just itching to get out of the city and enjoy a hike in the woods. My first instinct was to visit the Capilano Suspension Bridge<\/a>. It’s not a cheap excursion (30$ entrance fee plus 5$ for parking), so I did some research on tripadvisor.com to see if it’s a tourist trap. Apparently, yes, because nearby Lynn Canyon<\/a> offers a comparable experience at a price that can’t be beat: FREE!<\/p>\n

Free sounded especially good since I wasn’t sure I’d actually get across a suspension bridge. I sure didn’t the last time<\/a> I was faced with one<\/a>!<\/p>\n

Well, it seems that continued exposure to suspension bridges and a gondola ride<\/a> have made me a little less of a scaredy cat and I wound up crossing the Lynn Canyon Suspension Bridge no less than THREE times! I will admit that I got across as quickly as possible, didn’t stop to take in the scenery, and shook like a leaf the whole way, but what progress!<\/p>\n

Lynn Canyon is situated in the heart of a temperate rain forest and is a world of towering redwoods and pools of clear emerald water. Until today, I’d only seen water that clear and beautiful in Alberta<\/a>. I spent two glorious hours enjoying the perfect weather (mid-single digits there) taking the first steps to getting in shape for the Chilkhoot hike. I finished my morning with a picnic lunch and then a stroll through the excellent Ecological Centre (2$ suggested donation).<\/p>\n

Pictures are on the Lynn Canyon<\/a> page.<\/p>\n

Something\u00a0wondrous\u00a0happened today. I don’t know if it was the weather, the minimal GPSing I needed to do to get around, the amazing lack of traffic, nature, or what, but I… Oh, the English language is failing me here. In French, I’d say ‘apprivois\u00e9’, which means tamed, but not quite for this context. I guess I’ll say I made my peace with the GVR, found something about it to love, discovered a little corner of it where I was happy to leave a tiny piece of my soul. The GVR is no longer a big, bad scary urban enclave<\/a> (shootings<\/a> notwithstanding), but a place that I will remember as being ‘home’ for four months in 2009.<\/p>\n

Good day. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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