Pam and I both love Sunnyside Acres Urban Forest in South Surrey, so today we headed back for another tour. It’s a great space, so very neat to wander among these large trees. It was not very crowded so that made it even nicer. We came across only 3 or 4 other people, all walking their dogs!
The park is the source of Elgin Creek, which runs all the way to the ocean, but we have not been able to find the headwaters yet. We took the Douglas Fir trail, then branched off to the Moss Trail. We finally got back on Chickadee loop trail and back to the parking lot. The Douglas Fir and Moss trails are narrow, wide enough for one person only really. It’s a very neat walk, the trees and bushes brush against you as you meander down the hills. There are lots of berries coming into season, and Pam loves to stop for a quick snack!
Max is able to be off leash here, since there are so few people in the park. He loves to try to get the squirrels, but they just laugh at him. This joker pictured here had a nut in his hands, and plopped himself down on this branch and proceeded to drop the casings down on Max’s head! Quite a funny little guy. The park is full of them, prancing around the trails, inspiring Max to give chase.
It’s a great way to spend a couple hours!
Max and I climbed Trillium Trail which meanders up a steep embankment, over which you can see the Serpentine River snaking through the forest hundreds of feet below. There is a log fence to prevent you from falling over the cliff. As we neared the top of the ascent, there seemed to be a viewing platform that poked out over the cliff. It actually surrounded a large tree, about 30 feet off the forest floor and it was basically a tree house! It’s a very cool structure!
