Last summer, because of COVID, we stayed around home for most of the summer. We did decide to drive to many nearby neighbourhood parks of 2020. It was nice to see outdoor places so close to us that we'd never bothered to visit. We could even walk from our apartment and spend a nice time in many park settings. However, last summer we tied to go to one local favourite but couldn't get there! Because of road work, we couldn't get to Buntzen Lake Recreational Area although did stop at another lake not far away.
When we saw that the weather was going to be great today with high temperatures near 29C, I knew we should go back to the BC Hydro run recreational area. This lake served as the first hydro-electric infrastructure for Vancouver at the beginning of the previous century when electricity was primarily used for street lighting and running the electric trolleys. Buntzen Lake is only around 25 kilometers (15 miles) from our apartment.
Quite a number of folks had the same idea as it wasn't empty on a Tuesday morning. People were not the only living things enjoying the place.
