Capilano Suspension Bridge

On our way to Vancouver we decided to stop at a private park that boasted of having a number of suspension bridges over a deep gorge.  They also publicized a cliff walk.

Now those of you who know me know that heights and I do not mix too well.  So we decided to go see this place.  If I am going to zip line in Whistler, I need to get over my heights thing, and we thought this might just be the place to do it.

Since the line for the big suspension bridge was slightly long, we went to the cliff walk first.  A number of stairs later, we were hanging over the gorge looking straight down.  I was a little sweaty and my stomach was a little queasy, but I did not freeze and made it successfully across.  Yahoo!

Taking a picture straight down

Then we went across the suspension bridge.  Wiggly?  Yes.  Bouncy?  Yes.  Terrifying? No.  Fun?  Absolutely.  Many people were doing the same thing, and it was frustrating when they would stop to take pictures, but in general, it was a good time.

At one of the rest stops in the treetops

Then we could take the treetop adventure, which was a series of suspension bridges around the rainforest.  Again, it was more crowded than we would have liked, but the actual experience was pretty fun . . . and gorgeous.  The sizes of the red cedar alone impressed us, and the intricacy of the construction of all of the bridges and landings fascinated Don.

And these are the little ones!

Afterwards we had lunch at their "eat-a-teria," grabbed ourselves some of their fudge and headed on our way towards Whistler . . . and zip-lining.  Yowza!