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Captain Trips Member
Joined: 06 Mar 2002 Posts: 437 | TRs | Pics
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Last weekend, the family and I went to Vancouver, BC. I hadn't been to the city for some years but wow, is this place cool !
You can cruise Robson Street with your super model, sample the best of truely international cusine, then motor up to Grouse Mtn in minutes. I wonder if there are any hiking trails comparable to Snoqualmie ?
Does anyone have any experience with trails in this area ? Or perhaps some of God's own people, a Canadian may be nearby.
What I wouldn't do for a downtown condo, near the top.
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Captain Trips Member
Joined: 06 Mar 2002 Posts: 437 | TRs | Pics
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sorry for the extra large picture. That's my cold beer in the lower right corner.
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Davidą Token Canadian
Joined: 25 Jul 2002 Posts: 3040 | TRs | Pics Location: The Great White North |
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Fri Apr 16, 2004 7:40 am
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Never hiked the Snoqualimie so I have no frame of reference. As to hiking around Vancouver I have a whole webpage dedicated to that subject. In general I rate the North Shore (Grouse Grind & environs) extremely low. Too crowded, poor trails (mountain bikes) and scenic value of zero (unless you like views of the city).
There are some nice areas just east of the city in the Fraser Valley (where our "base camp" is moving in about a week). All the really great hikes are near Squamish & Whistler (an hour+ north of the city) or on Mt. Baker
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Captain Trips Member
Joined: 06 Mar 2002 Posts: 437 | TRs | Pics
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David and Karen,
A wonderful listing of outdoor experiences contained in your web site !
The Vancouver BC area does interest me as an opportunity for some great outdoor trips as well as a place to live. Would you have any recommendations of local authors who reveal the flavor of Vancouver, the culture and social interaction in fiction or non-fiction ?
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touron Member
Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Posts: 10293 | TRs | Pics Location: Plymouth Rock |
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Fri Apr 16, 2004 10:45 pm
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DROCK, when you see Tourons, don't forget to put a lantern in the window. One if by land and two if by sea.
Touron is a nougat of Arabic origin made with almonds and honey or sugar, without which it would just not be Christmas in Spain.
Touron is a nougat of Arabic origin made with almonds and honey or sugar, without which it would just not be Christmas in Spain.
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Hiker Boy Hinking Fool
Joined: 18 Feb 2002 Posts: 1569 | TRs | Pics Location: Northern Polar Icecap |
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Hiker Boy
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Sat Apr 17, 2004 12:43 am
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DROCK, glad to see you had a good time up here.
I agree with David & Karen about where the best hiking is. IHMO, Of the three northshore mountains, the hiking trails on Seymour are probably the best, especially in the winter for snowshoeing. Diez Vistas is a nice little hike close to the city as well.
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ridgewalker Mountains and Rivers
Joined: 19 Aug 2003 Posts: 223 | TRs | Pics Location: North Bend |
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Sat Apr 17, 2004 11:32 am
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There is an EXCELLENT book called,
Don't Waste Your Time in Lower Mainland (I think). The authors put a lot of thought into this book, and it is great for us who have to sit in line at the boarder before hitting the trails.
It cites hikes in the Lions, Cyprus, Grouse, and of course up Howle Sound. This Area is awesume. The contrast from flat delta to High Country is incrediable. There is also some good hiking, and Hotsprings up the Harrison Lake area. The Hotsprings hotel, is not what I am talking about on the Hotsprings, but way back, miles from Harrison Lake.
-- Ridgewalker
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MooseAndSquirrel Member
Joined: 10 Nov 2002 Posts: 2036 | TRs | Pics
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DROCK wrote: | Last weekend, the family and I went to Vancouver, BC. I hadn't been to the city for some years but wow, is this place cool !
You can cruise Robson Street with your super model, sample the best of truely international cusine, then motor up to Grouse Mtn in minutes. I wonder if there are any hiking trails comparable to Snoqualmie ?
Does anyone have any experience with trails in this area ? Or perhaps some of God's own people, a Canadian may be nearby.
What I wouldn't do for a downtown condo, near the top. |
Vancouver is EXCELLENT for its variety of cosmopolitan eats. I had killer East Indian one night, Chinese the next. Stanley Park and the promenade are world class. U. of British Columbia has an excellent museum featuring First Nations art and things. Despite what's been said about the Grouse Mtn. touristy tram, as your pic showed the views are sensational of the harbor and city below. Phhhhht. I had a great time sipping hard Canadian cider on the sunny deck looking out and down at the view. Its fun to do once anyway. I agree on the condo-living but good luck trying to find anything affordable in one of the most expensive cities in the world.
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