Capilano Suspension Bridge

Capilano Suspension Bridge is only ten minutes from Vancouver (pronounced "Vancoover") and it’s a pretty popular attraction.

To get there it’s a short drive through Stanley Park (either through the park drive or the causeway) over the Lions Gate and up the Road and you will be at...

The bridge where you’ll be smack dab in the middle of Vancouver’s West Coast rain forest surrounded by majestic evergreens.

The bridge itself is made of planks that squeak and sway which can be nerve wracking and it gets very crowded from June until August.

Once you survive and get to the other side there’s a walkway of planks called the tree top adventure (these ones don’t jiggle) where you walk through the rain forest tree canopy a lot like a squirrel going from tree to tree.

You’ll find the usual tourist stuff here restaurants, gardens and a trading post that’s really a souvenir shop though it used to be a tea house.

What’s really cool here is the totem pole park that’s been here for 70 years.

In the mid 1930’s local native Indians (known here as First Nations) were invited to place their totem poles and today they are still maintained in the same exact condition they were received.

During the summer months the staff dress up in 1890’s costumes and the First Nations people do storytelling and perform traditional dances.

Like in all the rain forest areas around Vancouver I always recommend you bring a light sweater because it can be cool in the forest even on a really hot day.

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