Shannon Falls and Mining Museum

Today i went to Shannon Falls the 3rd highest in BC and the mining museum,this site was the largest copper and gold site in the 50s closed in the 70s, got to travel underground in a tunnel 400 meters,there are 150 miles of tunnels in this mountain.This site has been used as a movie set one is slated to start filming next week....Dad

Hike around whistler campsite

Today I took a hike 4km , followed an old logging road until it ended,could hear a river below so i headed for it .the pictures in the woods are of the so called trail down to the river that the owner of the park told me about,finally i made it to the river,leaving the river i lost my way and ended way up the mountain,luckily i could see the logging road bellow.The climb sure was hard ,i was thinking if i had a heart attack no one would find me(except maybe food for a bear) oh the bear was trapped overnight and relocated.The only other thing i did today was do laundry and have my hair cut,its shorter than the last one. DAD

The Bear

The owner of the park has now set up 2 bear traps in the campground after i told him of my experience,the owner said the bear has been around for the past 2 weeks and getting bolder all the time,he said is was time to relocate him.I spent the day trying to stay dry as i rained until 4pm its now 7pm and most things are now dry,hope the weather is better tomorrow....Dad ps Rob I didn't take bacon to bed but i better be more careful where i dump my dishwater as the owner said anything that smells like food will attract a bear.

Random Pictures around Whistler

Moss covers everything in the forest behind my campsite

Waterfall 2km from campsite,15 min walk from parking lot,couldn't get down to the bottom as it was blocked off.

Today it is raining so I drove to Squamish 35km where i went shopping for food and propane.This morning the campsite was visited by a black bear,i was inside my tent wondering what was outside,to my surprise when i looked out there was a bear 15ft from the tent.I made a bee line for the van 3 ft away once inside i felt safe,the bear took off into the woods before i could get a picture of him,i will be ready for him next time with my camera in my tent. I think he was more afraid of me,i hope so...talk later dad

Nickaus North Golf Course

Pictures of Nicklaus North,Great golf course,very scenic,shot an 86 again driving ok irons sucked,I have decided to stay another 4 days in this campground i want to see more of where the Olympics were held.....Dad

Whistler golf course

Today I golfed at Whistler Golf Course,Nice scenery,great layout,tough course.Fairways tight and greens fast(finally),I shot an 87 didnt play very well couldnt hit an iron if my life depended on it.....and of course I had chillie for dinner,tomorrow I play Nicklaus North hope i play better....Dad

Whistler

Was Cold and miserable yesterday,spent the day around Whistler,the rain stopped around 2pm decided to make pot of chili,it was really good, hot and spicy(I found good hot sauce at the supermarket)looks like i will be having it for dinner tonight.Today has started out nice and sunny will explore more of Whistler today.Tomorrow Saturday i have a tie time at Nicklaus north looking forward to playing the course as i only remember parts of it from the PGA skins game a few years ago....DAD

Pictures of Campsite in Whistler

These 3 pictures are from my campsite outside of Whistler (15km)

It is band new, first season,the neat thing is it is at an elevation of 956 meters,will spend at least 4 days here before heading out to who knows where.

Pictures of trip to Whistler

Finally made it to Whistler here are a few pictures of the trip here,booked a campsite for 4 nights, they had a deal 4 nights for the price of 2,I will check out Whistler tomorrow and try to book a t time at Nicklaus north

June22&23rd

The last 2 days i have been doing a lot of of driving as I want to get to Whistler,went on a winery tour in to Okanagan valley and drove to Kamloops...oh took a seam train ride only 11km long it was neat.Today I will drive to Whistler.Visited Whitneys blog site looks like she having a great time. talk later dad

Pictures of Nelson and GPS Shortcut$%??*%&?(

Nelson and GPS shortcut#%$%#%

Went to Nelson today where I meet with Darrin we had lunch and talked about old times,he is no longer the tall skinny person we remember if you get my drift.His wife was working and the kids in school I was sorry I couldn't meet them.the kids that is. Left Nelson around 2pm my GPS decided to have me turn off the main road and take a shortcut,the two lane dirt road turned into a one lane logging road through the middle of nowhere,the road deteriorated so bad the the were small land slides across the road,several times i stopped and removed boulders so i could get by,I took the wrong fork in the road and ended up blocked by a tree across the road,ready to panic i trusted the GPS it found another way on an even worse road at one point the road was half washed away luckily there was enough left for my van to get through although i was worried the bank would collapse and i would end up rolling down the cliff to the river below,I would of stopped and taken a picture but i was trying hard not to fill my pants.As the road ahead looked even worse,i kept going for a total of 48km at a speed of 5 to 10 km per hour. Finally the GPS found the paved road that led to Kelowana....I was never so glad to see a paved road in my life,the next time the GPS turns me off the highway I will keep going....O by the way as I entered Kelowana I came across a truck I had passed 2 hours earlier before my so called short cut. Will post at next internet site.

June 20th Pictures of Greywolf at Panorama

Went golfing at Panorama Ski resort course called greywolf (I think) It was a really scenic and tough course to play started out poorly with a 45 on the front 9 and play much better on the back 9 shot 38...Total 83 Spent the last 2 nights at Dry Gulch prov park...it did not rain. Currently close to nelson BC will call Darrin tonight if he is home we can get together tomorrow.

Pictures Of Rogers Pass and trip to Golden BC

Before I start today's blog I need to apologise to Shannon,mom emailed to say you also paid for the golfing,thank you very much, the lady at the golf place only mentioned that my son phoned in. I took a 350km detour today so I could go through Rogers Pass elevation 1390 meters it was awesome(pictures to follow) I finally drove out of the rain maybe I can dry out the tent tonight.Tomorrow I plan on driving to Panorama where I went skiing,they have a golf course there..Talk to you all at next Internet stop.