Photo Essay: Night ride around Stanley Park, Vancouver (Includes interview and first-hand account)

Stanley Park is the most popular recreational area in the city and one of the first tourists destination place for those who come to Vancouver.
First, it was designed as military base and it was converted into a city park in 1887 with its official opening as park entity in Sept. 27, 1888.

Downtown Vancouver lights as viewed from Stanley Park, Vancouver, Canada.

Joseph Boltrukiewicz

It’s a strip of land encircled with water from three sides with its total area of 4.05 square kms. It took some 60 years to complete its 8.5 kms walkway that partly serves as a bike route around the park. Main attractions of the park are Vancouver Aquarium and spectacular collection of First Nations totem poles. It’s a transitional area between downtown Vancouver and the North Shore with North and West Vancouver that are linked with Vancouver over the Lions Gate Bridge.

Stanley Park mermaid on the background of light reflections in Burrard Inlet with the lights of North Shore, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Joseph Boltrukiewicz

A view of the North Shore with the lights of West Vancouver with Grouse Mountain ski slope lit for the skiers to ski on until late night hours, Vancouver, Canada.

Joseph Boltrukiewicz

Lions Gate Bridge spanning Vancouver and the North Shore area over the Burrard Inlet, Vancouver, Canada.

Joseph Boltrukiewicz

Lions Gate Bridge as viewed from Stanley Park’s Brockton Point, spanning Vancouver and the North Shore area over the Burrard Inlet, Vancouver, Canada.

Joseph Boltrukiewicz