Grouse Grind + Grouse Mountain bears, eagles, lumberjacks and more

This Sunday was my first ever Grouse Grind. It's something every red-blooded Vancouverite is supposed to do and after 31 years I've finally done it. Made it all the way to the top!

At the top of Grouse we treated ourselves to lunch + drinks. We watched some grizzly bear cubs play fighting, saw a lumberjack competition, watched eagles, hawks, falcons and othe birds of prey flying. Lots of para-gliders, a backwards chairlift down the hill topped by a gondola ride all the way back down to our parking lot base camp.

That Grouse Grind is a lot tougher than you'd think.