Kilometres and kilometres of forested trails await hikers at Pacific Spirit Regional Park | | http://www.metrovancouver.org/services/parks/ParksPhotos/_t/PacificSpirit-photo10_jpg.jpg | http://www.metrovancouver.org/services/parks/ParksPhotos/Forms/DispForm.aspx?ID=3854&RootFolder=/services/parks/ParksPhotos | Kilometres and kilometres of forested trails await hikers at Pacific Spirit Regional Park | A walk among the forest in Pacific Spirit Regional Park always produces unexpected surprises. | | | |
Forest sentinel along Hemlock Trail in Pacific Spirit Regional Park | | http://www.metrovancouver.org/services/parks/ParksPhotos/_t/PacificSpirit-photo11_jpg.jpg | http://www.metrovancouver.org/services/parks/ParksPhotos/Forms/DispForm.aspx?ID=3855&RootFolder=/services/parks/ParksPhotos | Forest sentinel along Hemlock Trail in Pacific Spirit Regional Park | These massive stumps are reminders of the big trees that once grew here. Today, they seem like sentinels, guarding the forest and the creatures that live here. | | | |
Sword Fern Trail at Pacific Spirit Regional Park | | http://www.metrovancouver.org/services/parks/ParksPhotos/_t/PacificSpirit-photo12_jpg.jpg | http://www.metrovancouver.org/services/parks/ParksPhotos/Forms/DispForm.aspx?ID=3856&RootFolder=/services/parks/ParksPhotos | Sword Fern Trail at Pacific Spirit Regional Park | A walk along Pacific Spirit's forested trails can make the city and all its worries seem very far away. | | | |
Forest light next to Imperial Trail at Pacific Spirit Regional Park | | http://www.metrovancouver.org/services/parks/ParksPhotos/_t/PacificSpirit-photo13_jpg.jpg | http://www.metrovancouver.org/services/parks/ParksPhotos/Forms/DispForm.aspx?ID=3857&RootFolder=/services/parks/ParksPhotos | Forest light next to Imperial Trail at Pacific Spirit Regional Park | Sunlight sneaks in to the forest understorey at Pacific Spirit Regional Park. | | | |
Sunrise at Acadia Beach in Pacific Spirit Regional Park | | http://www.metrovancouver.org/services/parks/ParksPhotos/_t/PacificSpirit-photo3_jpg.jpg | http://www.metrovancouver.org/services/parks/ParksPhotos/Forms/DispForm.aspx?ID=3848&RootFolder=/services/parks/ParksPhotos | Sunrise at Acadia Beach in Pacific Spirit Regional Park | Even on a cold winter's day, there is beauty to be found on the shores of Pacific Spirit Regional Park. | | | |
Water tumbles down a creek in Pacific Spirit Regional Park in winter | | http://www.metrovancouver.org/services/parks/ParksPhotos/_t/PacificSpirit-photo4_jpg.jpg | http://www.metrovancouver.org/services/parks/ParksPhotos/Forms/DispForm.aspx?ID=3849&RootFolder=/services/parks/ParksPhotos | Water tumbles down a creek in Pacific Spirit Regional Park in winter | In summer, it can be a tiny trickle, but with the rains of winter, Acadia Creek is a beautiful waterway. | | | |
Tower Beach in Pacific Spirit Regional Park on a windy fall day | | http://www.metrovancouver.org/services/parks/ParksPhotos/_t/PacificSpirit-photo6_jpg.jpg | http://www.metrovancouver.org/services/parks/ParksPhotos/Forms/DispForm.aspx?ID=3850&RootFolder=/services/parks/ParksPhotos | Tower Beach in Pacific Spirit Regional Park on a windy fall day | On a windy fall day, Tower Beach can feel like it's on the west coast of Vancouver Island. | | | |
Admiralty Trail in the northern part of Pacific Spirit Regional Park | | http://www.metrovancouver.org/services/parks/ParksPhotos/_t/PacificSpirit-photo7_jpg.jpg | http://www.metrovancouver.org/services/parks/ParksPhotos/Forms/DispForm.aspx?ID=3851&RootFolder=/services/parks/ParksPhotos | Admiralty Trail in the northern part of Pacific Spirit Regional Park | In summer, the leaves of bigleaf maples and red alders allow dappled sunlight to fall on Admiralty Trail as it winds its way along the clifftops above Spanish Bank beaches. | | | |
Salish Trail in Pacific Spirit Regional Park | | http://www.metrovancouver.org/services/parks/ParksPhotos/_t/PacificSpirit-photo8_JPG.jpg | http://www.metrovancouver.org/services/parks/ParksPhotos/Forms/DispForm.aspx?ID=3852&RootFolder=/services/parks/ParksPhotos | Salish Trail in Pacific Spirit Regional Park | Tall trees tower over hikers on Salish Trail in Pacific Spirit Regional Park. | | | |
Vine maple is a welcome sight along the trails of Pacific Spirit Regional Park | | http://www.metrovancouver.org/services/parks/ParksPhotos/_t/PacificSpirit-photo9_jpg.jpg | http://www.metrovancouver.org/services/parks/ParksPhotos/Forms/DispForm.aspx?ID=3853&RootFolder=/services/parks/ParksPhotos | Vine maple is a welcome sight along the trails of Pacific Spirit Regional Park | Vine maple, western red cedar and spiny wood fern are just some of the native species found in the temperate rainforest in Pacific Spirit Regional Park. | | | |