British Columbia

A couple of weeks ago I was able to enjoy a wonderful vacation to Whistler, BC with my good friend Kristin. It was a perfect time of the year, and the fall leaves were in their prime! We had nice, sunny weather every day, and though it was a little bit chilly, we were active enough not to notice much until the end of the day when we could enjoy the fireplace in our room! We spent quite a bit of time mountain biking, which I didn't get any pictures of - I would like to keep my camera in one piece, thank you very much, so I didn't take it along. However, I did take some pictures on some of the hikes we did..

As you can see, the lakes are gorgeous! The intense blue hue comes from mineral deposited by glaciers.

We had to laugh at some of the trail names near the villiage. Gee I like your pants??? Wonder how that one got its name?

Have to get a good profile pic of me on a vacation like this..

Here's a glimpse of Whistler villiage. Pictureque shopes surrounded by mountains and engulfed in fall colors pretty much sums it up. We had the place almost to ourselves the first few days before the weekend started, and then it began to fill up. It was Canadian Thanksgiving on Monday, so quite a few people came for the weekend.

Food was rather expensive, so we opted to cook most of our meals ourself. Here, Kristin is about to benefit from my spectacular breakfast-making skills!

More casual biking around town..

All in all, it was a great trip. It was wonderful to see Kristin again and to enjoy the great outdoors!