Grouse mountain

While it was hot in the valley, lots of snow still laid on the ground up in the mountains. It was the last day of the skiing season. Why did we decide to go up there? My husband could not think of another place that our guests have not seen yet. So, we got all the winter gear we needed and drove to the Grouse mountain in search of great views. 

We could get up earlier and make it in time for a breakfast with the grizzly bears, but felt sorry for the kids. So we deliberately missed that, but still saw the bears though. The bears are always there. Then we went up to the wind mill. The destination is even higher than the first gondola takes you to. Now it is not a gondola, but just a sit for four people. The views is what everybody goes up there for. However, the view from the mill (you can go up the mill itself) is even more amazing! 

We met a grouse bird too! Now we know that that was a good reason to give its name to the mountain. The bird was vicious! )) It wanted to stay on the pass and attacked everybody who was walking by. We had to run from it. Other naive people in shorts got their legs pecked!

It was an awesome destination! If you are ever in Vancouver and trying to decide where to go and what to see, the Grouse mountain is a great choice all year around if you are a landscape hunter.

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Corn maze, Pitt Meadows, September, 2016

Our homestay student had two of his friends for a sleepover. What would they do in the house? Just watch TV? Isn't it too boring? We decided to give them something fun to do and took them to a corn maze. 

This is a map of the maze!

We took this "train" while the older kids were running inside that maze. It was driven by a tractor. Our four-year-old absolutely loved it and wanted to do it again and again!

Do you know what you are looking at? I wonder why they had those things there!

My husband wanted to surprise the kids and went in through the exit instead of the entrance. He's met them half way through the maze. They got surprised as planned :)

I took our son to the petting zoo. We stopped at this barn at first. There was nothing interesting there for a little boy...

Loved these rocking chairs! They were there for the parents who were waiting for the kids enjoying a big slide set on a hill.

This is a cool spot, but not for us, so we are passing by...

Here is the petting zoo! Do you see this bridge? Do you know what it is for? Keep scrolling, you'll see!

The kid loved these piggies the most:

He like the goats and the sheep too:

Remember the bridge for the picture above? :)

The older boys ran for this "train"!

Almost time for the sunset. We had a gorgeous sunset that day!

The steps to the slide that was across from the rocking chairs. I was more interested in the grass mower, though. This is one substantial grass mower! 

We've missed the pig races :(

Still waiting for my gorgeous sunset...

The boys found the rolling down the hill was fun (all the boys you see in the picture!)

My patience has been rewarded! Here is why I enjoyed that trip:

While boys were buying sweets at the souvenir shop, I was looking around at the nice things they had there. How do you like this hand crocheted doily? 

We have done everything we could there, except for the hay ride. We've been promised that in 20 minutes, so we stayed and waited.

It was almost completely dark when they finally got us a driver. They boys loved it!