The Big Trip - Horseshoe Bay to Pemberton

Picturesque Horseshoe Bay.

174 km - We just stopped at Shannon Falls Provincial Park. The falls are awesome and high. We missed the turnoff and HAD to double back after seeing them from the highway. Day 2 is off to a great start.

Shannon Falls.

More Shannon Falls.

Shannon Falls, the video.

Brenda at the look-out point.

196 km - Our latest stop was the Brandywine Falls Provincial Park about 30 km outside of Whistler. The falls shoot straight down into a canyon with concave walls. It is amazing how the trees stay alive at the top of the concave walls. Unfortunately the suspension bridge was closed, but we did see the Whistler Mountaineer train pass by and waved to happy tourists.

Precarious trees.

Brandywine Falls.

The slowest moving train ever.

215 km - Stopped for lunch at Citta in Whistler. Whistler is a gorgeous spot. Every thing looks new and expensive. Our lunch was tasty but the service was poor. The Whistler lager is nothing special. It would have been nice to spend more time here and it would also be nice to be rich.

Missing Victoria beer already.

246 km - En route to Pemberton we stopped at yet more falls. This time we did a short 1.5 km hike to Nairn Falls, which flows into the Green River. These falls were very powerful. Now off to Pemberton to get some gas.

The upper section of Nairn Falls.

Green River, photo credit to C.C.R.

Making friends on the trail.