Hidden Stanley Park: Beaver Lake

So, instead of going on about how we were stopped at US border patrol when trying to get to our connecting flight back to Canada, having to run a la Home Alone 2 through the airport to catch the flight, herself being sick for a week after we got back and me looking for work, I'm going to talk some more about Stanley Park!

I have waxed lyrical (or at least shown lots of photos) about it already but we are still getting our heads around the sheer size of the place. With a 7 mile seawall/prom/walking or cycle path around the outside of the park, it is easy not to stray into the interior of the park. However, during one particularly adventurous cycle, I went 'off road' under a bridge and down the less beaten path. EXTREEEME. This was more like cycling around the back roads at home, ducking under branches, squeezing through gaps, traversing narrow natural bridges and no smooth tarmac here! Despite not having a notion where I was heading I managed to stumble across a forest lake.

What's great about this is that it's one of the few areas in Stanley Park that is completely cut off from civilisation. You are surrounded by forestry and cannot see the high rise buildings. There are also less people around so it is more peaceful than the busy seawall loop. Luckily it has been sunny here the last couple of days so when herself got a day off we took to our bikes (well, she rented hers) and made our way into the (sort of ) wilderness. Apologies to those who want more photos, I was to busy trying not to fall off my bike.