Grouse Mountain - bears, lumberjacks

So, we’ve seen the whole Pacific Northwest wildlife tourist treats, and we haven’t even got to Alaska yet!

Grouse Mountain is a winter ski resort, only about 5 miles from Vancouver. The enterprising owners have made it a year round destination, with a fabulous brown bear habitat as its centrepiece.

We took the chair left to the very top, at just over 4000 ft - looking down, we could only assume the run from there was a Black one....

Oh, yes, on the way, we went over the Lion’s Gate bridge. Built around the same time as the Golden Gate Bridge (it looks similar, but it’s green), it was financed by Guinness (yes, that one), and it’s just 3 lanes, with a tidal flow on the middle lane. Not AS impressive as San Francisco’s, but iconic in its own way.Read more