Stanley Park
Thompson Trail, Stanley Park, Vancouver
Thompson Trail runs northwest in Stanley Park, from the Bridle Path to Rawlings Trail. It is named after C.W. Thompson, Park Commissioner 1937-1938, 1940-1942. As are most trails in the Park, it is highly attractive to the eye, and because of its location, lightly travelled. It is heavily wooded, and runs amidst great amounts of splendid, […]
Bill Reid’s Killer Whale – Vancouver Vignette 1
Yesterday I returned for the first time in several years to the Aquarium site in Vancouver’s Stanley Park. I continue to have my concerns of the politics of the Aquarium, but not of the quality and relevance of its research. Upon a time I worked with, if not for, the Aquarium, and my wife for some […]
Spring Renewal, Tunnel Trail, Stanley Park, Vancouver
Tunnel Trail in Vancouver’s Stanley Park runs from Burrard Inlet at Lumbermen’s Arch north till it forks to the west to Pipeline Road. The trail is completely in woodland, with occasional views of the Inlet. It is particularly attractive in early spring when the deciduous leaves sprout and forest flowers begin to blossom.
