Day Seven

Norvan Falls Trail



Not only does the forest look like a rain forest, today it rained. 

The mountains were shrouded in mist with occasional glimpses of the tree clad slopes, their snow covered caps hidden for the day.  

The trail up to the falls runs alongside Lynn Creek which was flowing well with the melt water coming down off mountains that form Lynn Headwaters Regional Park.  The round trip to the falls is 14k.  New to the area, we parked short of the trail start so added a couple of extra kilometres to the walk.  We made it just beyond half way, but plan to return and do the complete walk during the week.

We arrived early and only met a few people on the way up.  A different story coming down, but there is so much space it didn't spoil it.    

It is amazing how close residential property is to rugged, untamed forest.  Living 100m from a trail, the forests go on for several hundreds of kilometres with only occasional roads bisecting them.

I say untamed.  There was a logging operation alongside the trail between 1919 and 1928.  Some of the equipment has been left as a reminder of the history.







Cedars Mill
Parking Enforcement - Forest Style







Throughout the walk the roar of Lynn Creek was ever present, a constant attraction for our four legged companion who took every opportunity to check it out.  The video is just a sample of some of the trail highlights.




 







Comments

  1. BobApril 25, 2021 at 5:52 AM

    Looks magical. I had always assumed that in BC, there was a definite cut off between settlement and the forest/bush/out back (where is it you have gone)? Who was filming and was it with a head camera? Bruv

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    1. MikeT67MApril 26, 2021 at 7:01 AM

      We're in North Vancouver, separate from Vancouver proper by Van Harbour. Apart from the dockside it's mainly residential, Who needs a head camera, just an iPhone!

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