Travel Tips

When you cross over the Capilano Suspension Bridge and enter the living forest you will find this unique spot called the Thinking Spot.

There are a lot of birds in the area, we were joking around and pretended to be thinking really hard.

I guess it is a touristic gimic but a nice picture don't you think? :-)

Here is another little feature at Capilano Suspension bridge. Again very touristy but for the hell of it I had to get my picture taken and when back in time with some loggers who used to work here.

Go for it!

Here is a picture taken from the Capilano Bridge itself, if give you and idea of how high up it is and the river.

I would like to own one of the houses on the cliff side, they look nice.

Apparently a mom dropped her baby over this bridge and the baby lived and was later taken from her mom obviously.

Grouse Mountain Stats
Days open each year: 365
Annual visitors: approximately 1.1 million

Skyride Stats
Skyride capacity: 100 passengers
Duration of Skyride journey: 8 minutes

Here I took a picture enroute up the skyride. I was very nice coming back down later seeing the Vancouver downtown in lights.

When you are on top of Grouse Mountain you will find plenty of massive wood carvings, great for taking pictures.

A little history?

Grouse Mountain was named by the first recorded hikers to reach the summit in October 1894. In those days, climbing Grouse Mountain was a three or four day epic journey - there was no bridge across Burrard Inlet and no road to the base. The hardy group of hikers slogged through snow, scrambled over rock and up through the dense forest. Along the way, they hunted a Blue Grouse and honoured the plentiful game bird by calling the Peak "Grouse Mountain".

Here is another larger than life carver of a logger, standing very large in the forest.

There is a very good presentation at the "Theatre in the Sky", Grouse Mountain's high-definition cinema experience, "Born to Fly" takes you up close on a dramatic journey through the scenic beauty of BC. This stunning documentary reveals the highest peaks of BC's mountains, the sparkle of ocean whitecaps and the lushness of rainforest, all from an eagle's perspective.

You will also uncover the story of Grouse Mountain's intriguing history - as a destination for hikers and nature lovers for over 100 years.

You can buy the video after I know in the gift shop but I really enjoyed taking in this video.

Yet another very large logger.

Nearby there is a grizzley bear habitate, be sure to visit Grinder and Coola. Real bears!!!

Grinder and Coola emerged from hibernation on March 5, 2004, however they continue to spend long periods sleeping in their den. When they are lying together, Coola usually sleeps on the right side and Grinder is on the left. They play together in the snow and despite not having eaten anything for nearly 3 months, both bears seem to have lots of energy.

Visit there very own WEB CAM as well.