December 11, 2015
To celebrate our 10 year anniversary, Andy and I took a four day trip up to Vancouver, B.C. It's so beautiful up there during the holiday season. It was an easy drive up to Whistler Village on Friday morning. Shops were not quite open yet when we arrived at 10 a.m. so after having some hot buttered rum at the bottom of the slopes, then grabbing london fogs at the cafe, we took a hike to upper Whistler Village.
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| Hot buttered rum by the fire |
There are some side trails (Bridge Meadows and Valley Trails) on the way up to the village which we hit on the way back down. I guess it was more of a stroll, but that's besides the point! It was the perfect day up there - a one day break between drenching rains and no crowds because it was a weekday.
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| Fancy-pants Andy |
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| Fitzsimmons Creek |
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| Check out my big, comfy snow boots |
As you can see, the trails were wide and well-packed. The Bridge Meadows Trail takes you past the Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Center which we visited as well.
With the day still young we finally decided to visit the Capilano Suspension Bridge Park. We practically had the whole place to ourselves and once the sun set, the whole place lit up. Definately a fun place for kids. My favorite part was "Treetops Adventure" where you walk on seven suspension bridges through old growth Douglas-firs. Magnificent.
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| Main suspension bridge |
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| Treetop Adventure bridges above me. The fallen tree below me was a 46 ton tree the fell during a storm in 2006. |
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, folks! My resolution for 2016 will be to go hiking or backpacking at least once per month. We were a far cry from that that year, weren't we? Sayonara, 2015! I'm welcoming the new year with open arms :)
