This is the Capilano Suspension Bridge, Vancouver, Canada. Suspended over the Capilano River, it’s a well known tourist attraction, drawing over 800,000 visitors per year.The word ‘Capilano’ derives from a First Nations term, Kia’polano, which means beautiful river. Looking down into the gorge at the tumbling waters, it’s easy to see how the place gotContinue reading “Wednesday Wander – Capilano Suspension Bridge, Vancouver, Canada”
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Wednesday Wander – Pacific Northwest Totem Poles
These tall, beautifully carved objects are totem poles, part of the culture and artistry of the First Nations people, specifically those of the Pacific Northwest. The great forests that once covered the misty Pacific shores were home to vast red cedar trees, traditionally used to make the poles. Now only pockets of that forest remain,Continue reading “Wednesday Wander – Pacific Northwest Totem Poles”
Helen Glynn Jones 