4th Month, 4th Bear
1st Marmot and Whistler Mountain Hike Tue Aug 3rd Today marks our 4th month in Canada by date. We saw our 4th Black bear and completed our first Whistler Mountain hike. The plan was for a 9k 4-5hr hike around the top of Whistler Mountain. It was without a doubt one of the most demanding and stunning walks we have done. The plan was to take the Whistler Gondola and then walk down to take the Peak Express chair to the top, except the chair lift was not working so we had to walk up, which added an hour and 200m of climb to the 9k walk. It does not sound much, but for the 30+C heat. Jack was being Jack-sat (not allowed to be left in the house unattended or on the mountains), so it was just us we were having to manage, hydrate and keep on the trail. What a day! The climb up View across to Blackcomb Mountain Looking across to one of the glaciers We have skied Whistler 8-9 times and know it well in winter. Using trails, rather than lifts an...