Best Places to See in BC - Lynn Headwaters Regional Park

I've just discovered another
Best Places to See in BC
destination right in Vancouver, BC.
Lynn Headwaters Regional Park
in North Vancouver is
an absolute gem.
With a variety of trails for
all skill levels, this
area offers nature at the city limits
at it's finest. Even in damp,
misty weather the scenery is
ephemeral and enchanting.
I was lucky enough to watch
the lunch time escapades
of a downy woodpecker as
he pecked and hammered his
way through a rotting log for
yummy grubs. His lunch, not mine.

I hiked the Varley and Lynn Loop Trail
and will return for many more hours
of hiking for more
British Columbia scenery.

Maplewood Flats, Vancouver, B.C., Canada

Maplewood Flats Wilderness Conservation Area
is situated south of the Second Narrows Bridge
off the Dollarton Highway in North Vancouver,
B.C., Canada.

Its a tidal marsh area with both mud flats
and a salt marsh. And a pretty
incredible variety of water birds
and shore birds since it is
located right on Burrard Inlet.

What's even more impressive about
this area is that it's an reclaimed
industrial site now run by the
Wild Bird Trust.

You can see something
different every time you go to Maplewood Flats
no matter what the weather is doing.
Today I was met with a chorus
of Red Winged Blackbirds
welcoming in spring,
a Great Blue heron eyeing me from the rushes,
and plenty of ducks paddling about
the marsh. With this much
nature right at our doorstep
its safe to say I will return many
times to see what she has to
show me.