Capilano Suspension Bridge Park

For way too much money we thought we should visit the Capilano Suspension Bridge Park to experience the rainforest tree tops and to sway on one of the world’s longest suspension bridges that spans the Capilano River and canyon.  

At 460 feet long with 100 people walking across it at the same time it moves a lot!  With it hanging 230 feet above the river I got a beautiful view of a river that at one time held a flue for moving logs downstream.  Once we were on the other side we could climb and walk along the many elevated board walks, some were 110 feet above the forest floor.  As an example of some of the birds who inhabit the forest, rangers held a hawk and a barred owl.  Many signs explained why we need to conserve these areas.

We returned to the starting point and then walked along and around the cliff sides of the canyon on more boardwalks.

This is a major draw for tourists with over a million visitors a year.  I think we joined several thousand today!