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The Great Blue Herons of Stanley Park Walk

May 22nd, 2009 by Miss604   1 Comment

For the last five years I’ve been writing about Stanley Park (beyond the sea wall) and one of my trusted information sources has always been the Stanley Park Ecology Society. They’ve hosted fun events like the winter humbug hike, were a great resource when I did my coyote sighting map, run programs like Ivy [...]

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Stanley Park Pitch and Putt

May 19th, 2009 by Miss604   3 Comments

Being a golfer over the last dozen years or so I love the driving range and hitting up the big courses however there’s just something relaxing about heading out to the local pitch and putt. Your skill level doesn’t need to be up to par (nor does your wallet need to be stuffed) in [...]

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Vancouver History Tidbits: Pauline Johnson’s Legends of Vancouver

May 18th, 2009 by Miss604   4 Comments

It’s been a few years now since I discovered the work of Pauline Johnson and I’ve been enchanted by her writing ever-since.

Pauline Johnson (1861-1913) was the child of a Mohawk chief and an Englishwoman and as a writer and poet, she traveled across North America and England giving readings of her work and performing on [...]

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Stanley Park iPhone App Review

May 9th, 2009 by Miss604   1 Comment

I discovered a new iPhone app today called Mo Discovers: Stanley Park and as I spend much time trekking through Stanley Park’s trails, slipping in its mud, photographing its natural beauty and have blogged about it for the last five years so, I figured this application was worth a download.

The Mo Discovers: Stanley Park was [...]

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Vancouver History Tidbits: Stanley Park Trails

May 8th, 2009 by Miss604   No Comments

I’m a big fan of Stanley Park — the park that hosts dozens of trails and pathways, not simply the paved and cemented Prospect Point lookout. As such, I’ve often wondered where the names for the trails originated. The other day I was poking around on the internet, as it is sometimes useful to do, [...]

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High Above the City with WestCoast Air

May 4th, 2009 by Miss604   7 Comments

On Friday, Tourism Vancouver (@MyVancouver on Twitter) arranged a scenic flight for a select group of bloggers which saw us soar high above the region in a WestCoast Air float plane.

Sean has a fine recap up already so I’ll simply post my photos and note that this was a really lovely experience, [...]

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Coyote Sightings and Attacks in Vancouver

February 24th, 2009 by Miss604   19 Comments

Living so close to such a wonderland of natural beauty, towering trees, babbling brooks and amazing cliff-side outlooks we often forget that Stanley Park is in fact filled with wildlife and is by no means completely urban.
Even though ducks, swans, raccoons, squirrels and skunks are the animals spotted most often, recently coyote sightings and attacks [...]

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Stanley Park Restoration Donor Monument

December 15th, 2008 by Miss604   5 Comments

Over the last few years of my life, while I’ve been living downtown, I’ve come to enjoy Stanley Park on a weekly if not monthly basis. In the summer, it’s home to one of our favourite beaches and in the spring, fall and winter it’s the scene of many treks, hikes, strolls and photo walks [...]

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