Admiralty Point Trail - some photos from August 28

On August 28, a Saturday, during the afternoon, I did a hike down the Admiralty Point Trail and thoroughly enjoyed it. Here are some photos taken along the way. The trail is within Belcarra Regional Park northwest of Port Moody. I'll let the images do all the talking for the most part.
Next you'll see a series of photos I took of a conifer tree growing on a nurse stump. What do you see? What do you think?
It was sunny and warm that day, the last weekend of August and just perfect for a hike.
Here are some huckleberry shrubs growing on a moss-covered log. I hope you've enjoyed the images. Come back for more soon in Part II. - V

Belcarra to Sasamat Lake - Part II - Sasamat Lake - 10 July 2010

Continuing on along the Springboard Trail, it hooks up with the Woodhaven Trail which itself in turn hooks up with the Sasamat Lake Loop Trail. Bear warning are on all the markers along the way. Luckily I saw no bears which were either sleeping through the heat of the day or munching on ripe berries to be found throughout the region. What follows is a series of photos taken on the remainder of the first two mentioned trails.
Crossing Bedwell Bay Road in Belcarra the trail soon hook up with the Woodhaven Trail.
I love water scenes in the landscape as above and the bright blue sky when it can be seen as below.
The two images above show water flowing under a small bridge. Then below are many bugs congregating along the water's edge in another stream. Looks like plenty of food for the fish in the water below!
Then there's the Sasamat Lake Loop Trail. I managed to only take part of it: the southwestern part of the trail. So whether is people sunning or swimming at White Pine Beach as above, or swimming across the lake or even boating, Sasamat Lake is a magnet of activity during the summer months as it was that day in July! Feel free to comment. Meantime, enjoy the photos!!! - V

Belcarra to Sasamat Lake - Part I - Belcarra to Woodhaven Swamp

Last Saturday, July 10, I was finally able to get out for a hike plus take a good quantity of photos on a hike from Belcarra to Sasamat Lake. It was the first time we had a weekend where there was no interruption in the sunshine or blue sky. It was also just as well that I did the hike that day because I was in the midst of a gout attack late Sunday which then made walking difficult. A hike then would have been out of the question! I began by hiking up the Springboard Trail from Belcarra where I got off the bus from Port Moody. Then it was eastward to the Woodhaven Swamp which had its own trail around it and then on to Sasamat Lake via the Woodhaven Trail. I'll let the photos do the talking for the most part.
The view above is along part of the Springboard Trail. I saw plenty of signs of salmonberry plants but no berries. I was munching on the small, red huckleberries I found as I was hiking along the trail. Later I even found some ripe blueberries! I guess the bears must have gotten to all the salmonberries first. Who knows!
Next comes a series of photos taken along the loop trail that goes around the Woodhaven Swamp. I loved the view from the eastern end of the swamp but even the western end has its charm. The latter location is where I took the shots of the bleached trees against the bright blue sky. Again, I'll let them do the talking. Feel free to ask any questions or to make any comments! - V