Yesterday we spent the day at Capilano Canyon. What a beautiful area. Even though it was literally less than a mile from city life, it looked and sounded like we were deep into a forest.
One of the attractions there is a salmon hatchery. It was cool seeing all the processes and the different life cycles of the fish. The first pic below is one of the young adult tanks. The second is a see-through wall on the fish ladder.
Unfortunately no fish running when we were there but it must be amazing to watch when they are.
The hiking in the park was incredible. Nothing too strenuous but the scenery was amazing.
The forest is populated with some of the oldest and largest fir trees in North America. Not sure the pics do the size justice, but these are firs not redwoods and look enormous.
At the tip of the park is a dam and reservoir that provides drinking water for parts of Vancouver. We hiked up on to the dam from the canyon floor. That was a climb!
In the end according to Fitbit, we hiked about 5 miles. It was an unexpectedly amazing day!
By the way, the park we are staying at is just over the US border. We took a drive one day and realized the road that the park is on actually ends at the US border. There was nothing but a split rail fence there separating the two countries. Wow!
We didn't see any illegal Americans crossing the border which is surprising given the current state of our country 😂
Sunday we head back to the states where we have a couple of stays planned in Washington around the Seattle area. Our first glimpse of the Pacific.
Thanks for following along on our
Next Hundred Miles!
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