This week we head to Delta Nature Reserve, a small portion of land located in Burns Bog. Burns Bog is a 3,500 hectares large peat bog located in the city of Delta, BC. The bog is mostly off limits to public access because of safety and conservation reasons, but a small portion of land called the Delta Nature Reserve (about 60 hectares in size) is open to the public. The nature reserve contains numerous trails and boardwalks for people to traverse and observe the plants and animals within the area. We visited the nature reserve way back in November 2017 after some light snowfall and the area was covered with a thin layer of white powder. We took random trails and saw different views at the nature reserve.
Map of the Delta Nature Reserve.
Parking was at a business park.
Crossing under Highway 91 to enter to nature reserve.
A train was passing by.
The thin layer of snow make it look more pretty.
It was autumn and some trees still have their leaves.
An overcast day.
It seemed like the snow were blooming from the top of the bushes.
A narrow trail.
Alex Fraser Bridge connecting city of New Westminster and city of Delta can be seen in the backgroun.
A lot of boardwalks were built in the nature reserve for the safety of visitors.
Entering the woods. Not as much snow accumulation here.
Continuing on trail.
Small wooden bridge crossing a creek.
Quite a few sections of the trails were flooded like this. We navigated our way around the flooded trails and eventually had to turn around because of too much flooding.
Check out my previous hikes:
- The Panoramic Views of Panorama Ridge
- The Golden Larches of Frosty Mountain
- The Winter Snow of Pump Peak at Mount Seymour
- Sapphire Waters and Azure Skies of Battle Bluff
- It Isn't Always Sunshine and Blue Skies
- The Frozen River and Waterfalls of Maligne Canyon
- The Amazing Arches of Arches National Park
- The Bizarre Hoodoos of Bryce Canyon National Park
- The Magnificent Stones of Zion National Park
- The Flowing Walls of Lower Antelope Canyon
- A Glimpse of Hope at the Hope Lookout Trail
- Turquoise Waters viewed from Sea to Summit Trail
- The Three Peaks of Mount Seymour
- The Serene Winter Scene at Dog Mountain
- Murrin Loop and Jurassic Ridge
- Yosemite National Park
- The Bear's Hump at Waterton National Park
- Views of Okanagan from Pincushion Mountain Trail
- The Half Frozen Waterfalls at Franklin Falls
- Hole in the Wall of Vancouver Island
- Sometimes You Just Get Lucky
- Winter Wonderland at Alexander Falls
- Eagle Bluffs
- Smuggler Cove Marine Provincial Park
- Admiralty Point
- Myra Canyon Trail
- Garabaldi Lake
- Botanical Beach Loop
- Wild Pacific Trail Lighthouse Loop
- Whistler Train Wreck Trail
- Grouse Grind
- Crown Mountain
- Chance Cove Coastal Trail
- Big Four Ice Caves
- Stawamus Chief First Peak
- Four Lakes Trail at Alice Lake Provincial Park
- Four Lakes Trail Winter Revisit
- Lindeman Lake Trail
- Malcolm Knapp Research Forest
- Steelhead Falls
- Cascade Falls
- Dawson Falls
- Bridal Veil Falls
- Kay Falls and Bear Creek Falls
- Lions Bay Loop and Crystal Falls
- Overlander Falls
- Flood Falls
- Marymere Falls
- Johnston Canyon Lower Falls
- Elfin Lakes
- Gold Creek Lower Falls
- Nairn Falls
- Lower and Upper Shannon Falls
- Brandywine Falls
- Mamquam Falls
- Cliff Gilker Park Waterfalls
- Snoqualmie Falls
- Norvan Falls
- Niagara Falls and Trestles at Goldstream Park
- Niagara Falls
- Ptarmigan Ridge
- Chain Lakes Trail
- Cambie Creek Loop
- Mushrooms of Norvan Falls Trail
- Cheakamus Lake Trail
- Panorama Ridge via Helm Creek Trail
- Saint Mark's Summit
- West Lion
- Elk Mountain
- Quarry Rock
- Bowen Lookout winter trail
- Black Tusk and Garabaldi Lake
- Hopewell Rocks Provincial Park
- Smoke Bluffs Loop
- Dog Mountain Autumn Revisit
- Lake Louise Fairview Lookout Trail
- Pitt-Addington Marsh
- Mount Revelstoke National Park
- Joffre Lakes
- Crippen Regional Park and Killarney Lake
- Squamish Estuary Trail
- Grand Canyon South Rim
- Kanaka Creek Regional Park
- Jug Island Beach Trail
- Hole in the Wall at Olympic Peninsula
- Abby Grind
- Mount Thom
- McKee Peak via McKee Road
- Devil's Punchbowl in Olympic National Park
- Moraine Lake
- Buntzen Lake Loop
- Tree of Life
- Ladner Creek Trestle
- Teapot Hill
- Heather Meadows
- Soames Hill
- Dorman Point Trail
- Whytecliff Park
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No hidden polar bears, though? ahahha
Haha, we're pretty far down south, so we don't have polar bears here. We do have a lot of black bears in the mountain ranges to the north and to the east; some grizzly bears too. This bog is surrounded by cities though, so no bears at all.
What a lovely hike! The snow looks awesome.