Whistler

I'm in Whistler at the moment, figuring out my next move. I walked around and enjoyed my old stomping grounds, taking some pictures. Remember, click on them to make them bigger.



This is at a park called Wayside. In the summer, this is one of the places where you could rent paddle-boats and canoes. I love the little hut on the right, which gives the picture an anti-Whistler feel. There are still some mountain shacks left in town!



I went for a walk in the woods. I love this spot because you have to follow some hard-to-find trails to find it, so there is nobody there, ever. There is moss covering the forest floor, and since there's nobody else around it will likely stay that way. Even though it's not too far from some houses, you cannot hear anything but the wildlife. It's beautiful.



I found some mushrooms sprouting, and thought they looked nice in their bed of loam.

There used to be a cool, ultra-secret bike trail in the area. Nobody knew where it was, and you had to hike up the trail from the bottom to ride it. When I went to the trail this time, it had been torn down. I rode the trail for the first time two years ago, and then again last year a few days before I flew to China. Since I rode it, it's been dismantled.

First, I'll post a picture of me riding the trail two years ago. Then, I'll post a shot of what the spot looks like now.





It's too bad the trail is gone, but I guess it keeps people out of the pristine forest. I could tell the trail had been ridden a lot in the last year, as it was more visable in the woods than it used to be. I think fewer people will find this area now that there is no secret trail there anymore, and I don't mind that.

That's the news from Whistler.