Crab Park

Apparently, this waterfront green space east of downtown Vancouver began as Portside Park (fitting given its location), but has been renamed...

Jericho Beach

This beach has recently been remodeled ( Vancouver Parks info ) and if I'd had more time and the weather had been more pleasant, I would...

English Bay

I've visited this beach many times, but my only previous post shows the beach under somewhat more crowded conditions ( August 2008 ).  T...

Third Beach

Beaches often come in series, so I guess it should come as no surprise that there is more than one "Third Beach."  This is the sec...

Iona Beach

Iona Beach lies at the  northwestern corner of Sea Island,  near the northern edge of the Fraser River Delta and  just north of the runways ...

Yaletown

We're back to False Creek, this time along the north side, where the last two decades have seen an incredible transformation to park spa...

Ambleside

I may have seen this beach from the Lion's Gate Bridge earlier, but the first time it really registered with me was 20 years ago when I ...

West Vancouver

There is a public promenade along the shoreline all the way from Dundarave to Ambleside (2-3 kms), most of it heavily armored to protect it ...

Dundarave

I was originally just going to do a single "West Vancouver" post, but I couldn't decide what to leave out, so I've split i...

Creekside

The last time I visited this site was on a dreary August morning two summers ago.  Today's October sunshine was a great improvement. Thi...

False Creek

The shoreline of False Creek has been redeveloping in chunks over the past couple of decades - often with big short-term events driving the...