Saturday, May 22, 2010

diez vistas

diez vistas is a great one day trip if you have a car or belong to the hiking club. but belcarra, where the trails start, is also reachable by one of the small community shuttle supplied by translink. so no place for excuses like "but i can't get my ass there". there's always a way.

the trail was established by bc hydro and cuts pretty much in between the buntzen lake and the indian arm. the ten views are not that spectacular, but definetely scenic and enjoyable. i like looking at vancouver from far away (yes, you guessed it, i am speaking both literally and metaphorically). i must admit that when i do, it seems like a fairytale city. i know, i know, the credit doesn't and shouldn't really go to the city. this thought struck me when i was looking at it from far away, from one of the vistas. it is all the amazing nature surrounding that actually make it so attractive and liveable. the urban vancouver, stripped of its coast and mountains is left with not much more to offer than any other city. but hey, the location and the suroundings are part of the criteria used by forbes magazine, aren't they?? :-)

anyways, below, three snapshots from the hike last weekend that i haven't got a chance to publish yet. enjoy! :-)
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