When I said the tall timber is just minutes away, I wasn't kidding. Here are a couple of shots of the hiking trail that runs along the river toward a dam on Capilano Lake, about three Km from here. The top two are where the trail narrows down and gets a bit rough, and the bottom is of some wild Foxgloves growing beside the path. You might not suspect that you are in a park on the edge of Canada's third largest city.
Oh you´re so kind! Only yesterday I went to a beautiful and quiet fir forest where it was extremely relaxing!
ReplyDeleteHa, at the moment monsieur beep! n´est pas en alemangne, soy en Gran Canaria, lol.
But thanks for the nice thoughts, Ray!
I really do love these photos! And appreciate your thoughts so much!
ReplyDeleteGran Canaria, you say? So you can't drink the water, but the beaches are just lovely...
ReplyDeleteThose fir trees there - are they natural, or were they planted like on our tree farms?
No, the tap water isn´t potable, you got to buy the water in bottles.
ReplyDeleteThere´s a (diminishing) reservoir of drinkeable water underground. But the tap water just tastes and smells yuckish. Only suitable for washing showering etc.
Water sure is a problem, with all the tourists.
"Pinar de Tamadaba" is the name of the large forest. As far as I know it´s a natural forest, there´s enough moisture because of the rain and cloud catching effect of the mountains.
Once there were large woods in Gran Canaria, but there´s been deforestation during the last centuries. Reforestation is being done in some areas.