Stanley Park National Historic Site

Guestbook Surprise after surprise

Biking on the sea wall gives you the best and most diverse lookouts of what the city of Vancouver has to offer. Each view is unique and has a different perspective to the water, marine, boats, parks, children playing, beaches, parks, skyscrapers, terraces etc. Don't forget to stop by the beautiful beaver's lake and take a ride inside the tranquility of the park greenery. I recommend continuing all around False Creek! You'll stumble upon swings and lovely community gardens.

Stanley Park National Historic Site

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Beacon Hill Park

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Beacon Hill Children's Farm

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Whale Point

Guestbook I got whaled!

Thanks to a dear friend who had been a research volunteer at the Cetacean Lab for two summers, I had the opportunity to visit this unique site. We monitored marine mammals for three days with a magnificent view from the lab. I saw so many humpback whales I lost count. I went to bed one night in my tent with the sound of their blow as they were in the waters right next to the tent area for the volunteers. Humpback whales need to be identified by taking a picture of their fluke which is unique to each whale, just like a fingerprint. Identifying each whale allows the lab to monitor their population. It was cool to identify whales they hadn't seen in years. These waters and surrounding lands are absolutely abundant with an interconnected web of life: whales, bears, salmon, kelp, purple star fish, gray wolves, steller sea lions etc. etc. Yet this might not be the case in the near by future, as they may become a tanker route exporting oil from the Tar sands of Alberta to China as well as carriers of Liquified Natural Gas. Fear of the aftermath of inevitable spills threatens the harmony and grandiosity that is felt in the Great Bear Rainforest...