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Siwash Rock
Stanley Park Seawall
The ribbon of seawall that winds its way around Stanley Park (page 73)
has plenty of sublime sights, but chief among them is iconic Siwash Rock.
Located between Lions Gate Bridge and Third Beach, the outcropping has
stood sentinel at this spot for an estimated 32 million years—long (like
really, really long) before Captain George Vancouver sailed these waters.
According to Squamish First Nations legend, the stone is a man who was
transformed by supernatural beings, forever immortalized as a reward
for being unselfish. A noble legend, and one that may explain why Siwash
remains completely unruffled by all the attention.
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