Redirecting from Africa again briefly, our friends Anne and Yves were in town for the past week and we took a weekend camping trip up through the sunshine coast. We were actually double-booked that weekend and Kathryn was attending a friends wedding in Seattle. Anne had lived in Vancouver years ago so we headed out to Whistler to comment on how much its grown and take in some epic mountains.
Whistler is a very popular spot for all manner of sports both summer and winter. Snowboarding and skiing are the main draw, having been a host site for the Winter Olympics, but BC has a very dedicated downhill mountain biking crowd. These guys were just running a short stunt course but were about 3 meters apart and doing jumps that made me dislocate my hip just thinking about it.
There's also a rather insane gondola running between the peaks of Mt Whistler and Mt Blackcomb that we took a ride on. Below is a panorama (click to enlarge) from the peak of Blackcomb looking down on the town of Whistler and Garibaldi Lake.
Whistler is a very popular spot for all manner of sports both summer and winter. Snowboarding and skiing are the main draw, having been a host site for the Winter Olympics, but BC has a very dedicated downhill mountain biking crowd. These guys were just running a short stunt course but were about 3 meters apart and doing jumps that made me dislocate my hip just thinking about it.
There's also a rather insane gondola running between the peaks of Mt Whistler and Mt Blackcomb that we took a ride on. Below is a panorama (click to enlarge) from the peak of Blackcomb looking down on the town of Whistler and Garibaldi Lake.
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