NS Spirit Trail: A Trail of Two Cities Traditional Cache
Highlander 71: It has been about a month and the Mackay Creek remediation work is still ongoing, but I have decided I won't be replacing this cache. My apologies to anyone who was hoping to find it, but it is irreplaceable.
Building the birdhouse with my brother was fun, and I really enjoyed everyone's reaction to the cache. I especially appreciated all the positive feedback we got for our efforts to minimize the birdhouse's impact on the environment. And thanks for the favourite points as well. Cache on!
NS Spirit Trail: A Trail of Two Cities
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Not far from this cache site you will find the newest link in the
NS Spirit Trail system, the Harbourside West Overpass. Jointly
funded by all levels of government, this pedestrian overpass
connects King’s Mill Walk and the City of North Vancouver
with the western section of the Spirit Trail route in the District
of North Vancouver, providing trail users with a safe crossing over
the railway tracks.
Trail users will also find a much-improved, signal-controlled
pedestrian crossing at the busy intersection of Mackay Road and
West 1st Street. This is where you will cross the border between
the City and the District. If you have some spare time, take a
stroll up the Lower Mackay Creek Park Trail and check out the
MacKay Pond Conservation Park .
This overpass also gives residents of the Marine Drive
neighbourhoods an alternative for accessing Harbourside Park so
driving a vehicle is no longer required when they wish to visit the
green space and trails. Neither of the wildlife viewing platforms
alongside Mackay Creek were affected by construction of the
southern approach to the overpass, and the area under the overpass
south of the railway tracks will undergo extensive habitat
restoration. I hope you enjoy your walk and this new link between
the two North Vans.
In honour of the North Shore Spirit Trail, the cache container
holds a set of Spirit Bear Bells, which FTF is welcome to take if
they so desire. North Shore hikers know that bear bells are always
recommended on our local trails.
Before the 2010 Winter Olympics, a number of local community groups
and businesses banded together to create the North Shore Spirit
Bells. Each set is comprised of three bells, to represent the three
municipalities that make up the North Shore, along with the three
local mountains - Seymour, Grouse and Cypress. In local Squamish
culture, bears represent strength and family, and the green strap
on the bells signifies the mountain forests and lush nature that
surround us all across the North Shore. The Spirit Bear Bells were
blessed by Elders of the Squamish Nation in a special ceremony at
the Hiwus Feast House on top of Grouse Mountain.
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