This week we head to Whytecliff Park, located near Horseshoe Bay in West Vancouver, BC. Equipped with picnic tables, a playground, and a beach, the park is a popular place, especially on a fair weather day, for gatherings, kids play, and short hikes. It is also popular amongst scuba divers and they can be often spotted entering or leaving the water via the beach. Whenever we visit the park, we start with the playground and would eventually make our way down to the beach using the beach trail. One obvious landmark once you reach the beach is Whyte Islet located to the southeast of the beach. The islet is connected to the mainland by a land bridge that submerges under water on high tide, making the islet only accessible by foot during low tide. One time, we hiked towards the cliffs to the west of the beach to observe the views of the beach and the islet from high up. We also like to cross the land bridge and hike up Whyte Islet each time we visit, provided that the tides cooperate. We usually end the visit by finding and catching little crabs at the beach, which we release after playing with them for a while.

These photos were taken during our Autumn 2019 visit.

Picnic tables and a nice grass field with plenty of large trees providing shade.

Trail that leads to the beach.

View of the beach, the land bridge, and Whyte Islet.

We decided to hike up the rocks and cliffs located to the west of the beach.

Kids up on the rocky cliffs looking at the islet.

Whyte Islet and the land bridge.

The beach.

I believe these waters is where Howe Sound meets Strait of Georgia.

Good visibility even on a slightly overcast day.

My daughter stretching atop the rocky cliffs.

Looking back at the rocky cliffs from the beach.

We decided to cross the land bridge and climb up the islet.

Crossing the land bridge.

Climbing up the islet.

My son doing the dab on top of the islet. He learned it from his older cousins who played Fortnite.

Looking further down towards the far side of the islet. We did not proceed further and headed back after reaching the summit.

The following photos were taking during our Spring 2024 visit. We ran into a couple seals during this visit.

A scuba diver getting ready to head into the water.

We saw a seal in the water. It's hard to spot in this photo, but it's the little black spot in the water.

This seal is just chilling under the sun. Its skin camouflages into the stones really well and we almost did not spot it.

Playing with a little crab.

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