Comments on: Stay off the trails, but Stanley Park is open http://johnbollwitt.com/2007/01/30/stay-off-the-trails-but-stanley-park-is-open/ New media enthusiast in Vancouver, B.C. with many interests and passions. A blogger, podcaster, music lover, Canucks fan, Cubs fan, technology enthusiast, news junkie, Apple user, and general lover of feeding my brain. Tue, 22 May 2012 06:41:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: John Bollwitt http://johnbollwitt.com/2007/01/30/stay-off-the-trails-but-stanley-park-is-open/comment-page-1/#comment-61297 John Bollwitt Sun, 04 Feb 2007 01:30:11 +0000 http://audihertz.net/blog/2007/01/30/stay-off-the-trails-but-stanley-park-is-open/#comment-61297 It's tough. You know that this is the cycle that happens in nature, but I've quickly fallen in love with that park. I mean, imagine if Central Park in NYC were to get hit and lose a bunch of trees. I'm sure it's not as impactual, and the media would never let us hear the end of humanity as we know it, but that park is quite the refuge from the mania of the downtown core. For some, that park is too wilderness, especially for their overly expensive, overly furry Ug Boots. It’s tough. You know that this is the cycle that happens in nature, but I’ve quickly fallen in love with that park. I mean, imagine if Central Park in NYC were to get hit and lose a bunch of trees. I’m sure it’s not as impactual, and the media would never let us hear the end of humanity as we know it, but that park is quite the refuge from the mania of the downtown core. For some, that park is too wilderness, especially for their overly expensive, overly furry Ug Boots.

]]> By: GZ Expat http://johnbollwitt.com/2007/01/30/stay-off-the-trails-but-stanley-park-is-open/comment-page-1/#comment-61110 GZ Expat Wed, 31 Jan 2007 07:33:21 +0000 http://audihertz.net/blog/2007/01/30/stay-off-the-trails-but-stanley-park-is-open/#comment-61110 These pictures and your re-count remind me so much of a big storm we had in the 80's in Oregon. Same thing...trees down...absolute mess in the parks and places with lots of trees. But, it all got cleaned up...eventually. And, it is amazing what nature can do with most of that stuff. Once you get them off the path, the trees and stumps start decomposing...and then the new trees start growing (because now there is some sunlight, so they can) and its all like new again. I love the Pacific NW for that very reason...the big trees. And I especially love all the great things you can do with those trees when you cut them down. Ikea wouldn't exist without it. Heh... Maybe I'm a logger at heart. These pictures and your re-count remind me so much of a big storm we had in the 80′s in Oregon. Same thing…trees down…absolute mess in the parks and places with lots of trees. But, it all got cleaned up…eventually. And, it is amazing what nature can do with most of that stuff. Once you get them off the path, the trees and stumps start decomposing…and then the new trees start growing (because now there is some sunlight, so they can) and its all like new again.

I love the Pacific NW for that very reason…the big trees. And I especially love all the great things you can do with those trees when you cut them down. Ikea wouldn’t exist without it. Heh… Maybe I’m a logger at heart.

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