Lynn Canyon

We had the day off yesterday, and decided to head up the the nearby {and free!} park in North Vancouver, called Lynn Canyon Park.

It's more along the lines of what we would call a state/national park in the US, with great infrastructure, trails, a cafe, and a suspension bridge over a "canyon," or gorge.



A couple of our friends invited on this day outing and we had such a great time!


My handsome hubby and his oh-so-cute dimples!

After crossing the suspension bridge, we hiked down to Lynn Creek and did some 'sploring!

Lauren, checking out the water (very cold!)

Ian barefooted it into the {near} middle of the very cold and fast rushing river! He was happy to get back on warm rocks!

I stood and marveled at God's creation for awhile!


And acted like the paparazzi to our friends...

Then we hiked a little further down and saw the "swimming hole," which we plan on frequenting once the temperature reaches 70 or above.

A book, a packed picnic lunch, a warm towel, and I will be good to go!

The boys, hamming it up for the camera(s.)

Found another bridge and the boys had "spitting," contests over the edge. Boys, boys, boys....

Did a little more hiking, saw some waterfalls, and avoided all bears. Awesome.

We stopped and got dinner at a great Italian place and took the ferry back across the bay to Vancouver. Hopped on the skytrain (where I fell asleep!) and made it home for an evening of relaxation!
Can't wait to go back here!

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Lynn Canyon

A Hiking We Will Go (And we did!)

I somehow forgot to mention that Ian and I went hiking last week!

Ian and I love hiking. Like, we could seriously become backpackers I think. In fact, our first date/when we figured out we were dating, was on a hike! And I really want to hike the Appalachian trail, in segments that is (over my lifetime.)

We have been talking about hiking for about a month now, but since Tennessee had a 2 week rainy period, we had to keep putting it on hold.

Finally, the heavens cleared up and we were able to venture out into the beautiful Tennessee hills/mountains for some hiking.

We headed about 40 minutes west of Nashville to a State Park, which was one of the best kept parks I have ever seen! There weren't a ton of trails, but Ian had researched one that was 7.2 miles so we headed there. It was set along a river, lake, and marsh area, and had several settlement foundations to explore (my fav!)

We had packed a picnic lunch and ended up venturing off the trail to the river bed and eating on a warm, flat rock. Then, we did the very mature thing....threw rocks into the water!

(I am not really good at skipping rocks, so it was just me hurling large rocks into the water to see a splash!)







We ended up missing our turn off for a 3 mile loop, so our hike was only 3-4 miles long. It was alright with me though, because that was the first day in 3 months that I had worn closed toe shoes and my feet were near blistering!


Oh yeah, we found a cemetery for a settler and his two children! A little odd, but that's alright!
PS: Hiking in the mountains is much harder than hiking in flat Florida!

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A Hiking We Will Go (And we did!)