Driving down the road to the park gives one the feel of entering
an enchanted forest. When you get to the parking lot you know you
are in a very special rain forest. Anything is possible. You begin
to believe in fairies, gnomes, and other mythical forest creatures.
Then you come across a magic mushroom that looks like it was born
in this forest sometime in the far, far, away past when the world
was a younger place. And you believe.
Travel the trails in this park with the sense of awe and
wonder it deserves. Steep rock canyons bordering mysterious dark
swirling pools. Find 1000 year old trees - what secrets do they
hold? Incredible views at every turn - put on by Nature just for
your enjoyment.
The park is also home to the Capilano River Hatchery,
operated by the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans that
helps to maintain the wild coho, chum, and steelhead runs in the
river.
Unfortunately GPS reception in the area is terrible. The
cache should be easy to find even if you only have a few minutes
before your tour bus leaves.
Enjoy your visit to Capilano River Park.
This cache was placed as a practice cache during the
Introduction to Geocaching course presented by the BC Geocaching
Association in partnership with Metro Vancouver Parks. There are a
number of signatures of participants and leaders in the back of the
log book. These people will only log after the FTF.