Fall Trip 3 - Pacific Rim
Wikaninish Beach
We started our exploration of Pacific Rim National Park, on Vancouver's Pacific coast,
at Wikaninish Beach, where the Park Visitor Centre is.
at Wikaninish Beach, where the Park Visitor Centre is.
It was a foggy morning, as most mornings are there....
Huge piles of giant driftwood have been washed up over the years, high on the beach along
the edge of the forest. Here and there, people have made some of it into forts....
the edge of the forest. Here and there, people have made some of it into forts....
Wild Pacific Trail
Two of the kids wanted to join us on the Wild Pacific Trail in Uclulet. The trail is high on the cliffs overlooking the rugged coastline.
Long Beach at Sunset
Camping at Pacific Rim
The campsites in the Pacific Rim campground looked like they were straight out of the Jurassic period, with huge trees
draped with moss, giant ferns, and everything covered with moss. The morning we were going to go back to the mainland,
I had an hour or so to take some doll photos, so I quickly set up in the back end of our campsite.
draped with moss, giant ferns, and everything covered with moss. The morning we were going to go back to the mainland,
I had an hour or so to take some doll photos, so I quickly set up in the back end of our campsite.
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Even though I took all the photos with a tripod and timer, many turned out way too fuzzy and out of focus. I have no idea
why. It only happened here in the campground at Pacific Rim. It almost looks like the camera may have fogged up inside.
I was so disappointed, but decided to process some of them anyways, even though they weren't very sharp....
why. It only happened here in the campground at Pacific Rim. It almost looks like the camera may have fogged up inside.
I was so disappointed, but decided to process some of them anyways, even though they weren't very sharp....
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Hiking in the Rain Forest
Many of these photos are also a bit fuzzy....
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Whistler
After taking the ferry back to Vancouver, we went the next day up the 'Sea to Sky Highway' to Whistler, site of the 2010 Winter Olympics. Their gondolas run all year - not just during ski season. It was a Sunday morning, and the village was very busy with tourists and mountain-bikers. Half the gondolas and ski-lifts get refitted during summer in order to accommodate bikes
Since we would be going on several gondola at a busy tourist site, I decided to just take my two smallest dolls along - Holly and Coco.
Since we would be going on several gondola at a busy tourist site, I decided to just take my two smallest dolls along - Holly and Coco.
It was a rather cool morning, and I thought it would be very cold up on the mountain, so dressed them very warmly.
We took the first gondola up to the top of Whistler Mountain...
We took the first gondola up to the top of Whistler Mountain...
The kids liked checking out the snow grooming equipment....
The kids posed with the Olympic Rings....
....and then we went for lunch at the chalet overlooking the gondolas back down to the village....
Time to take the Peak to Peak gondola to Blackcomb. The Peak to Peak gondola connects the top of Whistler Mountain, to the top of Blackcomb Mountain and is the longest suspension gondola in the world. The gondola spans 4 1/2 kilometres, but the middle section spans 3 kilometres between the two innermost towers, and dips deep into the valley between the two mountains. Gondola cars are spaced quite far apart, and there are two silver cars which have glass bottoms.
Whistler Village far below....
Back on Whistler Mountain, Holly wanted another picture with the Olympic rings....
...and back down in the village....
"That was a fun day!"
next - Fall Trip 4 - British Columbia & Banff
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