There's one thing Vancouver is blessed with and that is beautiful parks. Stanley Park is Vancouver's most famous park and is rated as one of the best urban parks in the world. Queen Elizabeth Park is certainly another Vancouver landmark, spectacular in it's own way. Vancouver celebrated the 75th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth Park in 2015. It's located between Cambie and Ontario Street and 29th and 37th Ave. It sits in the centre of the city which gives great views of the city and beyond. It was created out of an old rock quarry which gives it a uniqueness not seen in other parks in Vancouver. It's a great place to go year round but on a winter's day with fresh snow, this is the place to go and play in the snow. With the big hills, it's one of the best tobogganing spots around. I remember on a few occasions when Midlothian Ave was actually closed to allow sledders to slide down from the duck pond right into Hillcrest Park.What a ride that was!!
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The Large Quarry Garden - January 2017
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Looking towards the Large Quarry Garden - January 2017
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Looking towards the Large Quarry Garden - January 2005
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Looking under the bridge towards the large Quarry Garden
January 2005
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Japanese Stone Lantern - January 2017
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Japanese Stone Lantern - January 2005
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A view of Downtown Vancouver and the North Shore Mountains
January 2017
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A View of Downtown Vancouver and the North Shore Mountains
January 2017
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A view of downtown Vancouver and the North Shore Mountains
January 2017
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A view of downtown Vancouver and the North Shore Mountains
January 2005
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"The Lions" peaking out of the clouds
January 2005
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A view of downtown Vancouver and the North Shore Mountains
January 2005
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A view of the Bloedel Conservatory - January 2005
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A view of the Bloedel Conservatory - January 2017
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Henry Moore's "Knife Edge sculpture - January 2005
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Henry Moore's "Knife Edge - Two Piece" sculpture is very impressive. I've been going to QE Park for years and have always appreciated this sculpture. In fact I remember as a kid playing on this sculpture numerous times. It wasn't until I took a friend, a well known mask carver, to QE Park in the late 1990s that I learned how famous this sculpture actually was. When my friend first saw the sculpture, he couldn't believe that Henry Moore's sculpture was actually here. He's the first person I ever knew who actually knew a lot about this sculpture and Henry Moore.
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Henry Moore's "Knife Edge sculpture - January 2017
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Home Movie of Queen Elizabeth Park during winter of 1970
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Snowy Road at Queen Elizabeth Park - January 2017
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Lots of snow - 1980
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Tobogganing at Queen Elizabeth Park 2005 on the Disk Course
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Tobogganing at Queen Elizabeth Park 2005 on the Disk Course
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Queen Elizabeth Pitch and Putt on a sunny snow day - 1970
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