Re: [88attendees] Lynn Canyon suspension bridge [was: Hiking]

["Marc Erickson" <[e-mail]>]

Tomek, you will need shoes that can handle mud and water as well as
rainwear.  Vancouver is in a temperate rain forest and it gets wetter as one
gets closer to the North Shore mountains on the north side of Vancouver
harbour - and all of the interesting hiking trails nearby are on those
mountains.  November is during our rainy season.

The Capilano Suspension Bridge is a privately owned and very massaged
tourist attraction.  For a similar bridge that is free, and without the
glitz and schlock, visit the Lynn Canyon suspension bridge which is located
in a public park.  

It is easily accessible by transit by catching the #210 from Bay 2 at
Burrard Station
(http://www.translink.ca/~/media/Documents/schedules_and_maps/stn_exch/Burra
rd.ashx
 or 
http://is.gd/Fosdrp
 - the conference hotel is above the Royal Centre on the map) and then
transferring to the #229 at Phibbs Exchange.  The drivers will assist you
with where to get off if you ask.  Keep the ticket you get from the machine
- it's good for 90 minutes of travel on the transit system after it is
issued (an additional fare may be required, depending on where you are
travelling). The transit trip planner is much better than Google's and is
here: 
http://www.translink.ca/
  

The fare to North Vancouver is $4 Canadian and the machines on buses only
accept coins - but we have $1 and $2 coins.  Ticket machines in Skytrain and
Seabus stations take coins, bills, credit cards, and Canadian bank debit
cards - I'm unsure if they take Visa debit cards.  If you will be using
transit a lot during your stay here, a money saving option is to buy a book
of single zone FareSaver tickets - 10 are included for $21, a 24% saving.
Cash/debit/credit can be added at a Skytrain/Seabus machine (cash only on a
bus) if your travel is over two or three zones.  There is a FareDealer
selling FareSavers in the Royal Centre underground mall that the conference
hotel is above, and other locations can be found here:
http://www.translink.ca/en/Fares-and-Passes/Where-to-buy-FareDealer.aspx
 or:
http://is.gd/LCrZ7B

A DayPass valid for travel for the entire day is available from Skytrain or
Seabus ticket machines or from FareDealers - the cost is $9.75.

When on the 210, observe as the coach travels over the Ironworkers' Memorial
Second Narrows Crossing (AKA the Second Narrows bridge).  It is so named
because it collapsed during construction in 1958 due to a miscalculation by
the bridge engineers.  19 workers died as a result and it was the largest
industrial accident in BC history.

For a different route returning from Lynn Canyon, take the #229 to the
Seabus terminal in North Vancouver - then take the Seabus (passenger and
bicycle only ferry) for a 13 minute ride to downtown Vancouver across the
busiest harbour on the west coast of the Americas. Vancouver is the largest
port in Canada 
(http://aapa.files.cms-plus.com/PDFs/CANADA%20PORT%20RANKING%202011.pdf),
the second largest in North America by tonnage after New York/New Jersey,
and the third largest in North America by container units after Los Angeles
and New York/New Jersey 
(http://aapa.files.cms-plus.com/PDFs/WORLD%20PORT%20RANKINGS%202011.pdf).

Once at Waterfront Station (the former CPR station and the terminus of the
first cross-Canada railroad), one can either take the Skytrain (at this
location it's underground) to Burrard Station (one stop), or one can walk.
It's about a ten minute walk.  If walking, go by the Marine Building at 355
Burrard, a gorgeous Art Deco building that was offered to the city as its
new city hall.  
http://goo.gl/maps/QzmvX

The city declined and built a building out in the boondocks (at that time it
was) at 12th Avenue and Cambie Street that was completed a few years later -
also during the depression.  If you go by the Marine Building during
business hours, go inside and ride the elevator to the mezzanine to view the
lobby details, the beautiful parquet woodwork in the elevators and the
details in the upper reaches of the lobby.


Marc


-----Original Message-----
From: [e-mail] [mailto:[e-mail]] On
Behalf Of Tomek Mrugalski
Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2013 11:16 AM
To: Patrick McManus; Simon Perreault
Cc: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: [88attendees] Hiking

On 10.10.2013 16:56, Patrick McManus wrote:
> last time in vancouver I did this:
> http://www.vancouvertrails.com/trails/capilano-pacific-trail/
Is the Capilano suspension bridge part of that trail?

The photos look quite impressive:
https://www.google.com/search?q=capilano+bridge&tbm=isch

> for the most part its a nice long walk in the woods along interesting
> gorges and terminating at a pretty cool dam and water supply:
> 
>
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-8g97q89gNZw/UBxVJn9nzsI/AAAAAAAAFUc/Hi6jI
hWoVAg/w896-h673-no/IMG_20120803_115959.jpg
> 
> not strenuous and at low elevation :)
Definitely looks interesting. Thanks for the pointers.

I'm wondering how muddy the trails will be in early November. Should I
bring in hiking shoes or a kayak? :)

Tomek

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