That's a wrap for this adventure!

This adventure is about to come to an end.  Tomorrow morning we leave Whistler for Vancouver where we will catch a flight to DFW and then on to Tampa.  It's been an amazing five weeks that has taken us to Indiana and Kentucky first.  We followed that up with a few days in Monterey and San Francisco before cruising up the Pacific coast to Oregon and on to Alaska and Canada.  Since disembarking in Vancouver we've put about 1800 miles on the rental car covering much of British Columbia and a bit of Alberta.  It  has been a great adventure every single day and I'm so thankful.
As I've mentioned before, we're often asked if we have a favorite place.  We really don't because every place is unique in it's own right but I'll tell you what, Canada is pretty high on the list right now.
Friendly people, great cities, small towns and a real bargain.  Beth and I were talking as we were heading into Whistler at the end of our drive from Salmon Arm yesterday.  With the exception of the hour or so that it took to get out of the Vancouver metro area the driving has been one of the highlights.  The scenery has always been interesting and for the great majority of the time absolutely stunning.  I don't have an expensive camera, I have an iphone.  It takes nice pictures but I really don't think even one of those expensive cameras would capture the scenery adequately.
Whistler certainly fits right in to the "stunning" category.  While it is known mainly as a "ski resort" and the host site for the alpine events in the 2010 Winter Olympics there is plenty to do here in the summer.  First of all, they're still skiing a bit at the top of the mountain but down lower in the village there are hiking and biking trails everywhere.  There is also Whistler Village which is full of shops and restaurants and the Olympic Plaza.  The lower ski slopes have already been turned into a bike park for mountain biking enthusiasts (which I'm sure the Orthopedic Surgeons in the area appreciate).  As Beth and I watched these men, women and children flying down the slopes on two wheels I have to admit a strong sense of pride as I realized that although I might not be the sharpest pencil in the box I do recognize my limitations.  My skiing days were few and far between and I've never been on a bike doing anything close to what these people are doing and it isn't going to happen in this lifetime!
https://www.whistler.com
We'll be spending quite a bit of the summer in Florida helping out with NaNa (I feel a pounding in rummy coming on already).  We're excited that Ben, Sarah and Sweet Baby James are going to get a little beach time with us (Sorry Joey!).  We're also looking forward to SBJ's first birthday celebration that will be coming up in July.
Other adventures are being planned and finalized.  I look forward to sharing those plans soon and really look forward to blogging about them!

The last picture of a snow covered mountain and lake you'll see from this trip.  On the drive from Salmon Arm to Whistler

Nairn Falls-Near Whistler

I'm not too worried about the raccoons but not so sure about sharing my burger with a bear

Whistler Village on a quiet Monday afternoon